husband

The man someone is married to.

• My husband is a teacher.
• Her husband cooked dinner last night.
• Have you met their husbands?

Similar words: spouse

Opposites: wife

Common phrases: my husband, her husband, future husband

The male animal in a pair that live or breed together.

• The female bird waited for her husband.
• Her husband brought food to the nest.
• The keeper called the male swan her husband.

Similar words: mate

Common phrases: her husband, a feathered husband

A large cushion with arms that supports your back while you sit in bed.

• She bought a husband for her bed.
• The soft husband supported his back while he read.
• I leaned against the husband and opened my book.

Similar words: reading pillow, bed rest pillow

Common phrases: husband pillow, a soft husband, a padded husband

If you do this, you manage money or supplies carefully so that none is wasted.

• We must husband our resources.
• She husbanded the household money carefully.
• They were husbanding their remaining supplies for the long winter.

Similar words: economize, manage carefully

Opposites: waste, squander

Common phrases: husband resources, husband your money, husband limited supplies

If you do this, you save your strength or supplies for when they are needed.

• Husband your strength for tomorrow.
• The walkers husbanded their remaining water.
• She husbanded her energy during the early stages of the race.

Similar words: conserve, save

Opposites: waste, expend

Common phrases: husband your strength, husband your energy, husband scarce resources