Ramsay

[ ram-zee ]

/ ˈræm zi /

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noun

Allan, 1686–1758, Scottish poet.

George. Dalhousie (def. 1).

James Andrew Broun. Dalhousie (def. 2).

Sir William, 1852–1916, English chemist: Nobel prize 1904.

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rampion, ramp up, Rampur, ram raid, ramrod, Ramsay, Ramsay Hunt's syndrome, Ramsden eyepiece, Ramses, Ramses I, Ramses II

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How to use Ramsay in a sentence

Nathalie Emmanuel joins the franchise in Furious 7 as master computer hacker Ramsay, and Gal Gadot had her first major American screen role as Gisele in movies four through six.
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The Daily Pic: Debra Ramsay records nature as a series of computer-mixed stripes.
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At one point, Ramsay is shown crowing over one of their desserts.
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Gordon Ramsay traveled across the U.S. for his new show, Hotel Hell.
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Both capture a reality: Gordon Ramsay helping troubled restaurant owners, yelling at them, and fixing their problems.
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Ramsay doubtless felt the need to make something extraordinary from this pulpy departure point.
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Andrew Michael Ramsay, a Scottish historian and philosopher, died.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Aberdeenshire alone furnished more than half the anecdotes collected by Dean Ramsay.
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Mrs. Ramsay's return cut short any further conversation, and they all sat down to tea, a strange little party.
The Underworld|James C. Welsh
When Mrs. Ramsay returned she found Mysie in a fainting condition, thoroughly exhausted, and on the point of collapse.
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The music of Mr. Ramsay's inscription labours under the same defect of excessive shortness.
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British Dictionary definitions for Ramsay

Ramsay

/ (ˈræmzɪ) /

noun

Allan . ?1686–1758, Scottish poet, editor, and bookseller, noted particularly for his pastoral comedy The Gentle Shepherd (1725): first person to introduce the circulating library in Scotland

his son, Allan 1713–84, Scottish portrait painter

James Andrew Broun Ramsay See Dalhousie (def. 2)

Gordon. born 1963, British chef and restaurateur; achieved a third Michelin star (2001)

Sir William . 1852–1916, Scottish chemist. He discovered argon (1894) with Rayleigh, isolated helium (1895), and identified neon, krypton, and xenon: Nobel prize for chemistry 1904

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Scientific definitions for Ramsay

Ramsay

[ răm′zē ]

Sir William 1852-1916

British chemist who discovered the noble gases argon (with Lord Rayleigh), helium, neon, xenon, and krypton. For this work he was awarded the 1904 Nobel Prize for chemistry. In 1908 his research showed that radon was also a noble gas.