Wilson

[ wil-suh n ]

/ ˈwɪl sən /

noun

Sir Angus (Frank John·stone)

[jon-stuh n, -suh n] /ˈdʒɒn stən, -sən/,1913–91, English writer.

August,1945-2005, U.S. playwright.

Charles Thom·son Rees

[tom-suh n-rees] /ˈtɒm sən ris/,1869–1959, Scottish physicist: Nobel prize 1927.

Edith Bolling (Galt),1872–1961, U.S. First Lady 1915–21 (second wife of Woodrow Wilson).

Edmund,1895–1972, U.S. literary and social critic.

Ellen Louise Axson,1860–1914, U.S. First Lady 1913–14 (first wife of Woodrow Wilson).

Harriet,1825–1900, U.S. novelist: first African American woman to publish a novel.

HenryJeremiah Jones Colbath or Colbaith,1812–75, U.S. politician: vice president of the U.S. 1873–75.

James,1742–98, U.S. jurist, born in Scotland: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1789–98.

Sir (James) Harold,1916–95, British statesman: prime minister 1964–70, 1974–76.

JohnChristopher North,1785–1854, Scottish poet, journalist, and critic.

Lanford

[lan-ferd] /ˈlæn fərd/,1937–2011, U.S. playwright.

Robert W(oodrow),born 1936, U.S. radio astronomer: Nobel Prize in physics 1978.

Sloan,1920–2003, U.S. journalist and novelist.

(Thomas) Woodrow,1856–1924, 28th president of the U.S. 1913–21: Nobel Peace Prize 1919.

Mount, a mountain in SW California, near Pasadena: observatory. 5710 feet (1740 meters).

a city in E North Carolina.

a male given name.

Example sentences from the Web for wilson

Wilson famously said “what was good for our country was good for General Motors, and vice versa.”

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On October 5, 2013, Wilson pointed a pistol at a postal clerk.

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Five days later authorities were able to match a fingerprint at the post office to Wilson sending him to an early retirement.

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The contrast with the Wilson grand jury is a stunning illustration of the racial double standards in criminal justice.

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That McCulloch failed to obtain an indictment of Wilson means only one thing: He did not want to obtain an indictment.

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Wilson has written to the Sultan a letter full of advice, and he says the Turks will be more powerful than ever.

The Greville Memoirs |Charles C. F. Greville
President Wilson, who used occasionally to spend his vacation in the Lake region, was one of his friends.

The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I |Burton J. Hendrick
Mr. Wilson is going to bring some samples of paper over to the Publishing House soon and let us make our selections.

The Blue Birds' Winter Nest |Lillian Elizabeth Roy
Wilson faced the vigorous form in the helmet and rubber overcoat.

The Web of the Golden Spider |Frederick Orin Bartlett
In due course of time a fat check from Wilson finds its way into the coffers of the "Holy Moses" promoters.

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British Dictionary definitions for wilson

Wilson

/ (ˈwɪlsən) /

noun

Alexander. 1766–1813, Scottish ornithologist in the US

Sir Angus (Frank Johnstone). 1913–91, British writer, whose works include the collection of short stories The Wrong Set (1949) and the novels Anglo-Saxon Attitudes (1956) and No Laughing Matter (1967)

Charles Thomson Rees. 1869–1959, Scottish physicist, who invented the cloud chamber: shared the Nobel prize for physics 1927

Edmund. 1895–1972, US critic, noted esp for Axel's Castle (1931), a study of the symbolist movement

(James) Harold, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx. 1916–95, British Labour statesman; prime minister (1964–70; 1974–76)

Jacqueline . born 1945, British writer for older girls; her best-selling books include The Story of Tracey Beaker (1991), The Illustrated Mum (1998), and Girls in Tears (2002).

Richard. 1714–82, Welsh landscape painter

(Thomas) Woodrow (ˈwʊdrəʊ). 1856–1924, US Democratic statesman; 28th president of the US (1913–21). He led the US into World War I in 1917 and proposed the Fourteen Points (1918) as a basis for peace. Although he secured the formation of the League of Nations, the US Senate refused to support it: Nobel peace prize 1919

Derived forms of Wilson

Wilsonian (wɪlˈsəʊnɪən), adjective

Scientific definitions for wilson (1 of 2)

Wilson

[ wĭl′sən ]

Charles Thomson Rees 1869-1959

See more at cloud chamber.

British physicist noted for his research on atmospheric electricity. He developed the Wilson cloud chamber, a device that makes it possible to study and photograph the movement and interaction of electrically charged particles. He shared the 1927 Nobel Prize for physics with Arthur Compton.

Scientific definitions for wilson (2 of 2)

Wilson

Edmund Beecher 1856-1939

American zoologist who was one of the founders of modern genetics. He researched the function, structure, and organization of cells, emphasizing their importance as the building blocks of life. He also demonstrated the significance of chromosomes, especially sex chromosomes, in heredity.

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Derived forms of Wilson

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