Thompson

American  

[tomp-suhn, tom-] / ˈtɒmp sən, ˈtɒm- /

noun

1. Benjamin, Count Rumford, 1753–1814, English physicist and diplomat, born in the U.S.

2. David, 1770–1857, Canadian fur trader, surveyor, author, and explorer, born in England.

3. David, born 1954, U.S. basketball player.

4. Dorothy, 1894–1961, U.S. journalist.

5. Francis, 1859–1907, English poet.

6. J(ames) Walter, 1847–1928, U.S. advertising executive.

7. Sir John Sparrow David, 1844–94, Canadian statesman: prime minister 1892–94.

8. Randall, 1899–1984, U.S. composer and teacher.

9. Sylvia, 1902–68, English novelist, born in Scotland.

10. a city in N central Manitoba, in central Canada: nickel mining.

11. a town in NE Connecticut.

12. Thompson River, a river with two branches, North Thompson and South Thompson, that join in S British Columbia, Canada, flowing W and SW to the Fraser River: 304 miles (489 km) long.

13. a river in S Iowa and N Missouri, flowing SE and S to the Grand River. 175 miles (282 km) long.

14. former name of Nlakaʼpamux.

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Thompson British  

/ ˈtɒmsən, ˈtɒmpsən /

noun

1. Benjamin, Count Rumford. 1753–1814, Anglo-American physicist, noted for his work on the nature of heat

2. Daley. born 1958, British athlete: Olympic decathlon champion (1980, 1984)

3. Emma. born 1959, British actress: her films include Howards End (1991), Sense and Sensibility (1996; also wrote screenplay), Primary Colors (1998), and Love Actually (2003)

4. Flora ( Jane ). 1876–1947, British writer, author of the autobiographical Lark Rise to Candleford (1945)

5. Francis. 1859–1907, British poet, best known for the mystical poem The Hound of Heaven (1893)

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Thompson Scientific  

/ tŏmp′sən,tŏm′- /

1. American-born British physicist who conducted numerous experiments on heat and friction, which led him to discover that heat is produced by moving particles.

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Example Sentences

The departures include Joe Thompson, a former acting U.S. attorney for the office who had been leading a sprawling welfare-fraud investigation that has resulted in the convictions of roughly 60 defendants, mostly of Somali descent.

From The Wall Street Journal

Female friendships fascinate Tessa Thompson—especially the ones that go awry.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It was an out-of-body experience and one of those moments where you do something but don't realise until years later how important the goal was," said Thompson.

From BBC

A lurid tale of misadventure, moral bankruptcy and mean girls, “His & Hers” has other qualities, too, notably Tessa Thompson, whose recent turn in “Hedda” haunts her role in this potboiler.

From The Wall Street Journal

Though Redd acknowledged there was probably another way to balance his friendship with Thompson and his relationship with Evangeline, he said, “I was in love and I was spiraling out.”

From Los Angeles Times