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SPINSTER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)

Synonyms:

spinner; spinster; thread maker

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("spinster" is a kind of...):

maker; shaper (a person who makes things)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An elderly unmarried woman

Synonyms:

old maid; spinster

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("spinster" is a kind of...):

unmarried woman (a woman who is not married)

Derivation:

spinsterhood (the state of being a spinster (usually an elderly unmarried woman))

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