Watson

American  

[wot-suhn] / ˈwɒt sən /

noun

1. James Dewey, born 1928, U.S. biologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1962.

2. John Ian Maclaren, 1850–1907, Scottish clergyman and novelist.

3. John Broadus 1878–1958, U.S. psychologist.

4. John Christian, 1867–1941, Australian statesman, born in Chile: prime minister 1904.

5. Thomas Augustus, 1854–1934, U.S. electrical experimenter, associated with Alexander Graham Bell.

6. Thomas John, 1874–1956, U.S. industrialist.

7. Thomas Sturges Tom, born 1949, U.S. golfer.

8. Sir William, 1858–1935, English poet.

9. a male given name.

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Watson British  

/ ˈwɒtsən /

noun

1. James Dewey. born 1928, US biologist, whose contribution to the discovery of the helical structure of DNA won him a Nobel prize for Physiology or Medicine shared with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins in 1962

2. John B ( roadus ). 1878–1958, US psychologist; a leading exponent of behaviourism

3. John Christian. 1867–1941, Australian statesman, born in Chile: prime minister of Australia (1904)

4. Russell. born 1973, British tenor; his albums include The Voice (2001) and Encore (2002)

5. Tom, full name Thomas Sturges Watson. born 1949, US golfer, won eight major titles: the US Masters (1977, 1981), the US Open (1982), and the British Open (1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983)

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Watson Scientific  

/ wŏt′sən /

1. American biologist who, working with Francis Crick, identified the structure of DNA in 1953. By analyzing the patterns cast by x-rays striking DNA molecules, they discovered that DNA has the structure of a double helix, two spirals linked together by bases in ladderlike rungs. For this work Watson and Crick shared with Maurice Wilkins the 1962 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine.

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I tend to head straight to the stall run by Benjamin Watson of Kinship Bread, who uses only regional grains and stone-milled flours.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Wide receiver Christian Watson told reporters “it’s tough” to hear the home fans react in such a manner, but he gets it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Sansom and Watson appeared at the Old Bailey via video links from HMP Wakefield on Wednesday.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Former cabinet minister and Labour Party deputy leader Lord Tom Watson has become a senior vice president at US tech firm Palantir.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

At first, Watson tried to jam the two helices together, with the A on one strand matched with an A on the other—like bases paired with like.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee