husband etc
1husband — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ future, prospective ▪ suitable ▪ former (also ex husband) ▪ dead, deceased, late …
2HUSBAND AND WIFE — The act of marriage creates certain rights and duties between husband and wife. In performing them, both parties have to conduct themselves according to the following rules, comprising the fundamental principles for the relationship between… …
3husband — hus|band1 W1S1 [ˈhʌzbənd] n [: Old English; Origin: husbonda, from Old Norse, from hus house + bondi someone who lives in a house ] 1.) the man that a woman is married to →↑wife ▪ Have you met my husband Roy? 2.) …
4husband — 1 noun 1 (C) the man that a woman is married to: Have you met her husband? | ex husband (=a man that a woman used to be married to) 2 husband and wife a man and woman who are married 2 verb (T) formal to be very careful in the way you use your… …
5house husband — noun a husband who keeps house while his wife earns the family income • Syn: ↑househusband • Hypernyms: ↑husband, ↑hubby, ↑married man * * * house husband UK US noun [countable] [ …
6Ship's husband — Ship Ship, n. [OE. ship, schip, AS. scip; akin to OFries. skip, OS. scip, D. schip, G. schiff, OHG. scif, Dan. skib, Sw. skeep, Icel. & Goth. skip; of unknown origin. Cf. {Equip}, {Skiff}, {Skipper}.] 1. Any large seagoing vessel. [1913 Webster]… …
7house husband — house .husband n a husband who stays at home and does the cooking, cleaning etc →↑housewife …
8house husband — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms house husband : singular house husband plural house husbands a man who stays at home cleaning the house, looking after children etc while his wife or partner goes out to work …
9be a recipe for [disaster/happiness/success etc.] — if something is a recipe for disaster, happiness, success etc., it is very likely to cause this. Living with your husband s family is a recipe for disaster …
10house husband — house ,husband noun count a man who stays at home cleaning the house, taking care of children, etc. while his wife or partner goes out to work …