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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Example Sentences

Like McDuffie, his former Chiefs teammate, Watson has played in three Super Bowls, winning two titles.

From Los Angeles Times

Watson would let eight supersmart folks work on anything they found interesting.

From The Wall Street Journal

Supreme Court began oral arguments Monday on Watson v.

From Salon

Dave Watson, our physio, had tried and failed to get hold of any information concerning him, his game or his whereabouts.

From BBC

No problem, the state argues in Watson v.

From The Wall Street Journal