husband
/ˈhʌz.bənd/
Dictionary
noun
- The master of a house; the head of a family; a householder.
- A tiller of the ground; a husbandman.
- A prudent or frugal manager.
- A man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse.
"You should start dating so you can find a suitable husband."
- The male of a pair of animals.
- A manager of property; one who has the care of another's belongings, owndom, or interests; a steward; an economist.
- A large cushion with arms meant to support a person in the sitting position.
"While reading her book, Sally leaned back against her husband, wishing it were the human kind."
- A polled tree; a pollard.
verb
- To manage or administer carefully and frugally; use to the best advantage; economise.
"For my means, I'll husband them so well, / They shall go far. — Shakespeare."
- To conserve.
- To till; cultivate; farm; nurture.
- To provide with a husband.
- To engage or act as a husband to; assume the care of or responsibility for; accept as one's own.
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