| Main Entry: | shotgun wedding |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | marriage of necessity |
Synonyms: |
compulsory marriage, forced marriage, forcible wedlock, shotgun marriage |
| Main Entry: | matrimony |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | being joined in marriage |
Synonyms: |
alliance, bells, conjugality, connubiality, marital rites, marriage, match, nuptials, shotgun wedding, union, wedding, wedding bells, wedding ceremony, wedlock |
Antonyms: |
divorce |