Waugh

American  

[waw] / wɔ /

noun

1. Alec Alexander Raban, 1898–1981, English novelist, traveler, and lecturer (son of Arthur, brother of Evelyn).

2. Arthur, 1866–1943, English literary critic, publisher, and editor (father of Alec and Evelyn).

3. Evelyn (Arthur St. John), 1903–66, English novelist, satirist, biographer, and author of books on travel (son of Arthur, brother of Alec).

4. Frederick Judd, 1861–1940, U.S. painter and illustrator.

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Waugh British  

/ wɔː /

noun

1. Evelyn ( Arthur St John ) (ˈiːvlɪn). 1903–66, English novelist. His early satirical novels include Decline and Fall (1928), Vile Bodies (1930), A Handful of Dust (1934), and Scoop (1938). His later novels include the more sombre Brideshead Revisited (1945) and the trilogy of World War II Men at Arms (1952), Officers and Gentlemen (1955), and Unconditional Surrender (1961)

2. Mark ( Edward ). born 1965, Australian cricketer: a batsman, he scored 8029 runs in 128 test matches (1991–2002)

3. his twin brother Steve , full name Stephen Roger Waugh. born 1965, Australian cricketer: a batsman, he scored 10,927 runs in 168 test matches and captained Australia to victory in the 1999 World Cup

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Example Sentences

Former Australia captain Steve Waugh is among the franchise investors in a men's European T20 tournament set to be played by city-based teams in Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands later this year.

From BBC

Director Ric Waugh agrees and says the film "punches you in the gut".

From BBC

But Paul Waugh, the local MP, believes they should be doing more.

From BBC

Waugh’s location shooting in the U.K. and Iceland makes for some stunning landscape imagery and keeps the world grounded in reality — for the most part — as he did with “Greenland” previously.

From Los Angeles Times

Success capped a remarkable debut season at the 100-kilometre distance for Waugh, who won her first T100 race in Singapore and finished on the podium in all six of her appearances.

From BBC