an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
"the woman kept house while the man hunted"
a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man
"he was faithful to his woman"
a human female employed to do housework
"the char will clean the carpet"
"I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write"
An adult female human.
"The woman walked briskly down the street, her red coat standing out against the gray pavement."
In plain English: A woman is an adult female human being.
"The woman waved to her friend as she walked down the street."
Usage: Use "woman" to refer specifically to an adult female human, distinct from "girl," which denotes a child or adolescent female. Avoid using it as a generic term for all humans regardless of gender.
To staff with female labor.
"The factory manager insisted that all night shifts be woman to ensure better productivity during the winter months."
In plain English: There is no verb form of the word woman because it is only used as a noun to describe a female adult.
"Woman cannot be used as a verb in standard English; it is strictly a noun referring to an adult female human."
The word "woman" comes from Old English wīfmann, a compound of wīf (meaning "female") and mann (meaning "person"). This term literally meant "female person" and traveled into English through Middle English with that same core meaning.