Stevens

[ stee-vuhnz ]

noun

1. Alfred, 1817–75, English painter and sculptor.
2. George (Cooper), 1905–75, U.S. film director.
3. John Cox [koks], 1749–1838, and his son Robert Livingston, 1787–1856, U.S. engineers and inventors.
4. John Paul, 1920–2019, U.S. jurist: Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1975–2010.
5. Net·tie Marie [net, -ee], 1861–1912, U.S. cytogeneticist.
6. Thaddeus, 1792–1868, U.S. abolitionist and political leader.
7. Wallace, 1879–1955, U.S. poet.

Stevens

/ ˈstiːvənz /

noun

1. StevensThaddeus17921868MUSPOLITICS: politician Thaddeus (ˈθædɪəs). 1792–1868, US Radical Republican politician. An opponent of slavery, he supported Reconstruction and entered the resolution calling for the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson
2. StevensWallace18791955MUSWRITING: poet Wallace. 1879–1955, US poet, whose books include the collections Harmonium (1923), The Man with the Blue Guitar (1937), and Transport to Summer (1947)

Stevens

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1. American biologist who identified the role of X and Y chromosomes in determining the sex of an organism. Stevens studied the chromosomes of mealworm beetles, first establishing that chromosomes are inherited in pairs. She later showed that eggs fertilized by X-carrying sperm produced female offspring, while Y-carrying sperm produced male offspring. She extended this work to studies of sex determination in various plants and insects.

Example Sentences

As Stevens said, “He’s able to lift up and jump up over guys and not be affected by some of those challenges.”

From FiveThirtyEight

Like Clarkson, Stevens is one of Alaska’s most powerful unelected public officials.

From ProPublica

The woman said she met with Stevens to talk about Clarkson in June.

From ProPublica

Stevens, meanwhile, started as a volunteer in the Butler University basketball department and was preparing to work at Applebee’s before being offered an assistant coaching position.

From FiveThirtyEight

Spo and Stevens have each only coached one below-average defensive team in their career.

From FiveThirtyEight

The citizens of Stevens Point defeated fluoridation by a healthy margin.

From The Daily Beast

Her decision was based on a tiny footnote written by U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Stevens in 2005.

From The Daily Beast

The Daily Beast met Stevens in a dreary New York hotel room.

From The Daily Beast

Speaking of T-shirts, Stevens is clearly big on merchandise.

From The Daily Beast

“At first I though it would be a good idea to change the name,” Stevens admits.

From The Daily Beast

"You know, Captain, it was eleven o'clock before I received orders to post the guard," said Stevens uneasily.

From Project Gutenberg

Stevens, I thought I told you to have this cross-roads guarded and the Yankee camp watched as soon as we decided to attack.

From Project Gutenberg

It cost me one man killed and one man wounded, though I heard that Capt. Stevens died too the day after he was hit, poor fellow!

From Project Gutenberg

Benson, go right down to the Pennsylvania, and get the stateroom that is reserved for Alfred Stevens.

From Project Gutenberg

Suppose I told you that Stevens, whom I knew, stole money—stole it when there was no excuse for it—when he didn't need it.

From Project Gutenberg