Hughes

[ hyooz or, often, yooz ]

/ hyuz or, often, yuz /

noun

Charles Evans,1862–1948, U.S. jurist and statesman: chief justice of the U.S. 1930–41.

Howard (Ro·bard)

[roh-bahrd] /ˈroʊ bɑrd/,1905–76, U.S. businessman, motion-picture producer, and aviator.

(John) Lang·ston

[lang-stuh n] /ˈlæŋ stən/,1902–67, U.S. novelist and poet.

Rupert,1872–1956, U.S. novelist and biographer.

Ted,1930–1998, English poet: poet laureate 1984–98 (husband of Sylvia Plath).

Thomas,1822–96, English novelist, reformer, and jurist.

William Morris,1864–1952, Australian statesman, born in Wales: prime minister 1915–23.

Example sentences from the Web for hughes

“I feel a shaking of the ground I stand on,” Carson tells Mrs. Hughes with trepidation.

What Downton’s Fashion Really Means |Katie Baker |January 2, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
I believe there was a captain aboard, but Hughes kept throwing him out of the cockpit.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days |David Freeman |December 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I do not recall what sort of aeroplane Mr. Hughes had at the time; however, it was quite comfortable, as I recall.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days |David Freeman |December 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Today, former TNR writers and the rest of the media establishment are racing to denounce Hughes.

The Rise and Fall of Chris Hughes and Sean Eldridge, America’s Worst Gay Power Couple |James Kirchick |December 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

“The youngest old man any of us knows,” an unnamed friend of Atlantic Publisher David Bradley said of Hughes.

The Rise and Fall of Chris Hughes and Sean Eldridge, America’s Worst Gay Power Couple |James Kirchick |December 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Mr. Hughes and others who well remember her, describe her as having been a short, stout, very dark woman.

Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi |Joseph Grimaldi
Mr. Hughes is vastly Mr. Lodge's superior in mind, in character, and in personality.

Behind the Mirrors |Clinton W. Gilbert
The Hughes family had come to this valley to win themselves a home.

A Ticket to Adventure |Roy J. Snell
He is a high-toned man, and the mission of Hughes is a humiliation to Dayton.

Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 |Adam Gurowski
Pierre, the Hughes County seat and State capital, is a busy town.

The Church on the Changing Frontier |Helen O. Belknap

British Dictionary definitions for hughes

Hughes

/ (hjuːz) /

noun

Howard. 1905–76, US industrialist, aviator, and film producer. He became a total recluse during the last years of his life

(James Mercer) Langston. 1902–67, US Black poet and writer. His collections include The Weary Blues (1926) and The Panther and the Lash (1967)

Richard (Arthur Warren). 1900–76, British novelist. He wrote A High Wind in Jamaica (1929), In Hazard (1938), and The Fox in the Attic (1961)

Robert (Studley Forrest). 1938–2012, Australian art critic, writer, and broadcaster; his work includes the television series The Shock of the New (1981) and the book The Culture of Complaint (1993)

Ted, full name Edward James Hughes. 1930–98, British poet: his works include The Hawk in the Rain (1957), Crow (1970), and Birthday Letters (1998). Poet laureate (1984–98)

Thomas. 1822–96, British novelist; author of Tom Brown's Schooldays (1857)

William Morris. 1864–1952, Australian statesman, born in England: prime minister of Australia (1915–23)

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