Alison

[ al-uh-suhn ]

/ ˈæl ə sən /

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noun

a female given name, form of Alice.

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Words nearby Alison

alipterion, aliquant, Aliquippa, aliquot, -alis, Alison, Alissa, alist, alis volat propriis, alit, aliterate

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How to use Alison in a sentence

What’s more, Alison’s group found an unknown perk of moth pollination.
When bees are away, moths come out to pollinate|Jake Buehler|August 15, 2022|Science News For Students
“The future isn’t just cameras,” Alison says, “but cameras should be a big part of it.”
Moths pollinate clover flowers at night, after bees have gone home|Jake Buehler|July 26, 2022|Science News
Such cameras are very useful for monitoring sites that are difficult to reach daily, Alison says.
Moths pollinate clover flowers at night, after bees have gone home|Jake Buehler|July 26, 2022|Science News
When his agent asked if he missed his wife, his mind flashed to an image of Alison.
What On Earth Is ‘The Affair’ About? Season One’s Baffling Finale|Tim Teeman|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Her relationship with him had failed, Alison told Cole, because he reminded her of their dead son.
What On Earth Is ‘The Affair’ About? Season One’s Baffling Finale|Tim Teeman|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Alison, meanwhile, had gone to a yoga retreat with her hippy-dippy mother.
What On Earth Is ‘The Affair’ About? Season One’s Baffling Finale|Tim Teeman|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Most critically, the split perspectives of Noah and Alison need to marry more elegantly.
What On Earth Is ‘The Affair’ About? Season One’s Baffling Finale|Tim Teeman|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And yet, could Alison Grimes go around the state bragging about this?
Inside the Democrats’ Godawful Midterm Election Wipeout|Michael Tomasky|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lieutenant-General Alison is the youngest by considerable; I think she is about nine and a half or three-quarters.
A Horse's Tale|Mark Twain
Miss Alison Mildmay dreaded 'scenes' of all things; possibly, too, she felt conscious that her words sounded harsh.
Robin Redbreast|Mary Louisa Molesworth
Aunt Alison looks down upon her, just because she wasn't quite—no, she was quite a lady—but because she wasn't at all grand.
Robin Redbreast|Mary Louisa Molesworth
Oh dear, if she has written so as to vex Aunt Alison, and we get blamed for it, and everything is spoilt!'
Robin Redbreast|Mary Louisa Molesworth
Miss Alison Mildmay was severe, but she was not distrustful or suspicious, and the candour of the two girls was unmistakable.
Robin Redbreast|Mary Louisa Molesworth

British Dictionary definitions for Alison

alison

/ (ˈælɪsən) /

noun

sweet alison another name for sweet alyssum

small alison a rare compact annual, Alyssum alyssoides, having small yellow flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)

Word Origin for alison

altered from alyssum

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