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SPINSTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)
Synonyms:
spinner; spinster; thread maker
Classified under:
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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