Thesaurus: maiden

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1. n. An unmarried woman; a girl or woman who has not experienced sexual intercourse; a virgin; a maid.
2. n. A female servant.
3. n. An instrument resembling the guillotine, formerly used in Scotland for beheading criminals.
4. n. A machine for washing linen.
5. a. Of or pertaining to a maiden, or to maidens; suitable to, or characteristic of, a virgin; as, maiden innocence.
6. a. Never having been married; not having had sexual intercourse; virgin; -- said usually of the woman, but sometimes of the man; as, a maiden aunt.
7. a. Fresh; innocent; unpolluted; pure; hitherto unused.
8. a. Used of a fortress, signifying that it has never been captured, or violated.
9. v. t. To act coyly like a maiden; -- with it as an indefinite object.
10. adj. serving to set in motion
11. n. an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
12. n. (cricket) an over in which no runs are scored