Wilson
['wɪlsən]
Definition
(noun.) a peak in the San Juan mountains of Colorado (14,246 feet high).
(noun.) 28th President of the United States; led the United States in World War I and secured the formation of the League of Nations (1856-1924).
(noun.) United States literary critic (1895-1972).
(noun.) Scottish physicist who invented the cloud chamber (1869-1959).
(noun.) United States entomologist who has generalized from social insects to other animals including humans (born in 1929).
(noun.) American Revolutionary leader who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence (1742-1798).
(noun.) Canadian geophysicist who was a pioneer in the study of plate tectonics (1908-1993).
(noun.) United States physicist honored for his work on cosmic microwave radiation (born in 1918).
(noun.) Scottish ornithologist in the United States (1766-1813).
(noun.) English writer of novels and short stories (1913-1991).
(noun.) author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870).
Editor: Woodrow--From WordNet
Examples
- Since that, continued Ebrington, I have heard of nothing but Harriette Wilson wherever I went. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- His Democratic opponents, especially Woodrow Wilson, are, as I write, in the midst of the Presidential campaign of 1912, trying to focus attention on the tariff. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Warren was to move to Parker's store, and Wilson's cavalry--then at Parker's store--to move on to Craig's meeting-house. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Ye--yes--yes, sir, said Mr. Wilson, like one speaking in a dream. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- There were lockers all round, and Wilson, the sham chaplain, knocked one of them in, and pulled out a dozen of brown sherry. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Don't quote Bible at me that way, Mr. Wilson, said George, with a flashing eye, don't! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Now, Mr. Wilson? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- In this business Mr. Nathaniel Wheeler was associated with Mr. Wilson, and the well-known Wheeler & Wilson machines are the result of their enterprise and ingenuity. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Nearly all the journals read by the masses objected from the first to the dictatorship of the group of Premiers, Mr. Wilson being excepted. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- And here's Kirby's Wonderful Museum,' said Mr Boffin, 'and Caulfield's Characters, and Wilson's. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Now that Sheridan was safe and Hampton free to return to Richmond with his cavalry, Wilson's position became precarious. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Warren followed Wilson and reached the Wilderness Tavern by noon, took position there and intrenched. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- On this day Wilson returned from his raid upon the Virginia Central Railroad, having damaged it considerably. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- He is the legitimate son of President Wilson. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- I therefore cabled to my friend, Wilson Hargreave, of the New York Police Bureau, who has more than once made use of my knowledge of London crime. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- What tricks Theodore and I used to play on our Miss Wilsons, and Mrs. Greys, and Madame Jouberts! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
Typist: Rowland