Wilson

[ wil-suhn ]

noun

1. Sir Angus (Frank John·stone) [jon, -st, uh, n, -s, uh, n], 1913–91, English writer.
2. August, 1945-2005, U.S. playwright.
3. Charles Thom·son Rees [tom, -s, uh, n-rees], 1869–1959, Scottish physicist: Nobel Prize 1927.
4. Edith Bolling (Galt), 1872–1961, U.S. First Lady 1915–21 (second wife of Woodrow Wilson).
5. Edmund, 1895–1972, U.S. literary and social critic.
6. Ellen Louise Axson, 1860–1914, U.S. First Lady 1913–14 (first wife of Woodrow Wilson).
7. Harriet, 1825–1900, U.S. novelist: first African American woman to publish a novel.
8. Henry Jeremiah Jones Colbath or Colbaith, 1812–75, U.S. politician: vice president of the United States. 1873–75.
9. James, 1742–98, U.S. jurist, born in Scotland: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1789–98.
10. Sir (James) Harold, 1916–95, British statesman: prime minister 1964–70, 1974–76.
11. John Christopher North, 1785–1854, Scottish poet, journalist, and critic.
12. Lanford [lan, -ferd], 1937–2011, U.S. playwright.
13. Robert W(oodrow), born 1936, U.S. radio astronomer: Nobel Prize in physics 1978.
14. Sloan, 1920–2003, U.S. journalist and novelist.
15. (Thomas) Woodrow, 1856–1924, 28th president of the U.S. 1913–21: Nobel Peace Prize 1919.
16. Mount Wilson, a mountain in southwestern California, near Pasadena: observatory. 5,710 feet (1,740 meters).
17. a city in eastern North Carolina.
18. a male given name.

Wilson

/ ˈwɪlsən; wɪlˈsəʊnɪən /

noun

1. WilsonAlexander17661813MScottishSCIENCE: ornithologist Alexander. 1766–1813, Scottish ornithologist in the US
2. WilsonSir Angus (Frank Johnstone)19131991MBritishWRITING: writer 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)
3. WilsonCharles Thomson Rees18691959MScottishSCIENCE: physicistTECHNOLOGY: inventor Charles Thomson Rees. 1869–1959, Scottish physicist, who invented the cloud chamber: shared the Nobel prize for physics 1927
4. WilsonEdmund18951972MUSWRITING: critic Edmund. 1895–1972, US critic, noted esp for Axel's Castle (1931), a study of the symbolist movement
5. Wilson(James) Harold, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx19161995MBritishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister ( James ) Harold, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx. 1916–95, British Labour statesman; prime minister (1964–70; 1974–76)
6. WilsonJacqueline1945FBritishWRITING: children's writer 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).
7. WilsonRichard17141782MWelshARTS AND CRAFTS: painter Richard. 1714–82, Welsh landscape painter
8. Wilson(Thomas) Woodrow18561924MUSPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state ( 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

Wilson

¹

1. 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.

Wilson

²

/ wĭl′sən /

1. 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.

Derived Forms

• Wilsonian, adjective

Example Sentences

ALEC echoed the ideology of Charles Wilson, the first Defense Secretary in the Eisenhower administration.

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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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Jay Z, Leonardo DiCaprio (also in Miami, sighted leaving a club with 20 women), and Owen Wilson are all dedicated art collectors.

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John Wilson, a celebrated landscape and marine painter, died at Folkstone, aged 81.

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Richard Wilson died; an English landscape painter of great merit.

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Dr. Wilson says, in the statistical accounts of Scotland, many of which are suggestive of a pre-Raleigh period.

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Neither was injured, but Captain Wilson, one of his staff-officers, begged the Chief to remove his office to a less exposed place.

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They had not met since the battle of Wilson Creek, when Carl went back with a broken arm.

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