Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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woman | Yes | No | No | No |
mistress | Yes | No | No | No |
woman (noun) | mistress (noun) |
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women as a class | a woman master who directs the work of others |
an adult female person (as opposed to a man) | an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man |
a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man | a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict) |