[{"word":"husbands","phonetic":"/ˈhʌzbəndz/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈhʌzbəndz/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The master of a house; the head of a family; a householder.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A tiller of the ground; a husbandman.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A prudent or frugal manager.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"You should start dating so you can find a suitable husband."},{"definition":"The male of a pair of animals.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A manager of property; one who has the care of another's belongings, owndom, or interests; a steward; an economist.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A large cushion with arms meant to support a person in the sitting position.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"While reading her book, Sally leaned back against her husband, wishing it were the human kind."},{"definition":"A polled tree; a pollard.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":["wife"]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To manage or administer carefully and frugally; use to the best advantage; economise.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"For my means, I'll husband them so well, / They shall go far. — Shakespeare."},{"definition":"To conserve.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To till; cultivate; farm; nurture.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To provide with a husband.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To engage or act as a husband to; assume the care of or responsibility for; accept as one's own.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/husband","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/husbands"]}]