Spouse
A spouse is a significant other in a marriage, civil union, or common-law marriage. The term is gender neutral, whereas a male spouse is a husband and a female spouse is a wife. Although a spouse is a form of significant other, the latter term also includes non-marital partners who play a social role similar to that of a spouse, but do not have rights and duties reserved by law to a spouse.
Spouse (noun)
A person in a marriage or marital relationship.
“People should treat their spouses with respect.”
Spouse (verb)
To wed; to espouse.
Partner (noun)
Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest.
Partner (noun)
A member of a business or law partnership.
Partner (noun)
A spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic or sexual bond.
Partner (noun)
Someone with whom one dances in a two-person dance.
Partner (noun)
One of the pieces of wood comprising the framework which strengthens the deck of a wooden ship around the holes through which the mast and other fittings pass.
Partner (noun)
A group financial arrangement in which each member contributes a set amount of money over a set period.
Partner (verb)
To make or be a partner.
Partner (verb)
To work or perform as a partner.
Spouse (noun)
a husband or wife, considered in relation to their partner.
Partner (noun)
either of a pair of people engaged together in the same activity
“she and her dance partner were on the show for seven weeks”
“the striker looked sharp and eager as Jackson’s partner in attack”
“arrange the children in pairs so that each person has a partner”
Partner (noun)
a person or group that takes part with another or others in doing something
“he began to call potential coalition partners about forming a new government”
“Scotland is the rest of the UK’s second biggest trading partner”
Partner (noun)
any of a number of individuals with interests and investments in a business or enterprise, among whom expenses, profits, and losses are shared
“a partner in a prosperous legal practice”
“a junior partner”
Partner (noun)
either member of a married couple or of an established unmarried couple
“she lived with her partner”
Partner (noun)
a person with whom one has sex; a lover
“make sure that you or your partner are using an effective method of contraception”
Partner (noun)
a friendly form of address by one man to another
“how you doing, partner?”
Partner (noun)
a timber framework secured to and strengthening the deck of a wooden ship around a hole through which a mast, capstan, pump, etc. pass
“the mast was not chocked at the partners as it should have been”
Partner (verb)
be the partner of
“young farmers who partnered Isabel to the village dance”
Partner (verb)
associate or work together as partners
“we’ve partnered with several venues and organizations to bring fun science events to the city”