shaw

¹ American  

[shaw] / ʃɔ /

noun

1. Midland U.S. a small wood or thicket.

2. Scot. the stalks and leaves of potatoes, turnips, and other cultivated root plants.

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Shaw ² American  

[shaw] / ʃɔ /

noun

1. Anna Howard, 1847–1919, U.S. physician, reformer, and suffragist, born in England.

2. Artie Arthur Arshawsky, 1910–2004, U.S. clarinetist and bandleader.

3. George Bernard, 1856–1950, Irish dramatist, critic, and novelist: Nobel Prize 1925.

4. Henry Wheeler. Billings, Josh.

5. Irwin, 1913–84, U.S. dramatist and author.

6. Richard Norman, 1831–1912, English architect, born in Scotland.

7. Thomas Edward. Lawrence, Thomas Edward.

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Shaw ¹ British  

/ ʃɔː /

noun

1. Artie, original name Arthur Arshawsky. 1910–2004, US jazz clarinetist, band leader, and composer

2. George Bernard, often known as GBS. 1856–1950, Irish dramatist and critic, in England from 1876. He was an active socialist and became a member of the Fabian Society but his major works are effective as satiric attacks rather than political tracts. These include Arms and the Man (1894), Candida (1894), Man and Superman (1903), Major Barbara (1905), Pygmalion (1913), Back to Methuselah (1921), and St Joan (1923): Nobel prize for literature 1925

3. Richard Norman. 1831–1912, English architect

4. Thomas Edward. the name assumed by (T. E.) Lawrence after 1927

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shaw ² British  

/ ʃɔː /

verb

1. to show

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noun

1. a show

2. the part of a potato plant that is above ground

shaw ³ British  

/ ʃɔː /

noun

1. archaic a small wood; thicket; copse

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Etymology

Origin of shaw

before 900; Middle English shawe, Old English sceaga, scaga; akin to shag ¹

Example Sentences

In an emailed response to Barron’s, a CoStar spokesperson said the company “has conducted extensive engagement with stockholders to inform our updated strategic vision and capital allocation priorities” over the past year, and noted that those “have been unanimously approved by the Board and Capital Allocation Committee including members nominated by Third Point and D.E. Shaw.”

From Barron's

Shaw entered into an agreement with CoStar last spring that saw several new board members appointed and established a capital allocation committee.

From Barron's

Everything else, including her art collection with works by Peter Shire, Jim Shaw, Rashid Johnson and Lesley Vance, was lost to the flames.

From Los Angeles Times

The most successful in terms of aggregated profit since inception is Citadel with $90.4 billion, followed by DE Shaw with $79.9 billion, Bridgewater $79.1 billion, Millennium $73.4 billion and then TCI with $68 billion.

From MarketWatch

Analyst Lachlan Shaw notes the price of benchmark Premium-Low Vol Hard Coking Coal has risen 17% since the start of December.

From The Wall Street Journal