woman
US /ˈwʊmən/
Definition
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The woman at the counter asked to see my boarding pass.
Word Family
NounNoun
woman gốc
womanhood
womaniser
VerbVerb
womanise
womanize
AdjectiveAdj
womanly
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms
- femalean animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
- ladya polite name for any woman
Collocations
- Easy a young womanreferring to a young woman
- Medium prominent business woman on the executive boarddescribing prominent business woman on the executive board (having a quality that thrusts itself into attention)
- Hard pioneer advocate for woman suffrage and civil equalityto pioneer advocate for woman suffrage and civil equality, meaning to open up an area or prepare a way
- Very Hard a woman of indomitable fortitude against tyrannyreferring to a woman of indomitable fortitude against tyranny
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.