James
[dʒeimz]
Definition
(noun.) a river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri.
(noun.) a river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads.
(noun.) (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament.
(noun.) writer who was born in the United States but lived in England (1843-1916).
(noun.) United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910).
(noun.) United States outlaw who fought as a Confederate soldier and later led a band of outlaws that robbed trains and banks in the West until he was murdered by a member of his own gang (1847-1882).
(noun.) the first Stuart to be king of England and Ireland from 1603 to 1625 and king of Scotland from 1567 to 1625; he was the son of Mary Queen of Scots and he succeeded Elizabeth I; he alienated the British Parliament by claiming the divine right of kings (1566-1625).
(noun.) the last Stuart to be king of England and Ireland and Scotland; overthrown in 1688 (1633-1701).
(noun.) a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513).
Edited by Lelia--From WordNet
Examples
- Sir James was annoyed, and leaned forward to play with Celia's Maltese dog. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- And now uncle is abroad, you and Mr. Garth can have it all your own way; and I am sure James does everything you tell him. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- James, of New York, the latter being probably its real inventor. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Sir James interpreted the heightened color in the way most gratifying to himself, and thought he never saw Miss Brooke looking so handsome. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- James could take the note. Jane Austen. Emma.
- If Dorothea had kept near her uncle, there would have been some chance, said Sir James. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- You know now what James Barclay was capable of. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Well, no, said Sir James; I feel a delicacy in appearing to dictate. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- The movement of troops from the Army of the James will commence on the night of the 27th instant. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Look at that, James and Mr. Crawley, cried Mrs. Bute, pointing at the scared figure of the black-eyed, guilty wench. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Oh my dear Sir James, said the Rector, don't let us make too much of all this. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- They take with them neither wagons nor artillery; these latter marching with the balance of the army to the James River. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The scene is the Vestry-room of St James's Church, with a number of leathery old registers on shelves, that might be bound in Lady Tippinses. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- He was acutely conscious that this was an enterprise too great for any one man, and he used his utmos t endeavors to induce James I to become the patron of the plan. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- You will, James--won't you? George Eliot. Middlemarch.
Edited by Annabel