Wilkins

[ wil-kinz ]

/ ˈwɪl kɪnz /

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noun

Sir George Hubert, 1888–1958, Australian Antarctic explorer, aviator, and aerial navigator.

Mary Eleanor. Mary E(leanor Wilkins) Freeman.

Maurice Hugh Frederick, 1916–2004, English biophysicist born in New Zealand: Nobel Prize in medicine 1962.

Roy, 1901–81, U.S. journalist and civil rights leader: executive secretary of the NAACP, 1955–77.

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Words nearby Wilkins

Wilhelmshaven, Wilhelmstrasse, Wilkes, Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes Land, Wilkins, Wilkinsburg, Wilkinson, will, Willa, willable

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How to use Wilkins in a sentence

Another $1 million will be available in each of the next two fiscal years, both starting July 1, Wilkins said.
Maryland businesses hurt by Purple Line construction eligible for $2.5 million in aid|Katherine Shaver|April 15, 2021|Washington Post
Teachers citing health concerns had to provide substantiation from a medical professional, Wilkins said.
Alexandria City schools to offer five days a week of classroom instruction in the fall|Hannah Natanson|March 19, 2021|Washington Post
Wilkins said that, as vaccinations proceed, “we expect the number of staff on-site to increase steadily over the next several weeks.”
Alexandria City schools to offer five days a week of classroom instruction in the fall|Hannah Natanson|March 19, 2021|Washington Post
When Wilkins noted the motion and asked if there was a lawyer there related to it, Boney stood up and identified himself as a publisher — but, according to Boney, Wilkins cut him off and said he had already ruled on the matter.
A North Carolina judge is blocking journalists from his courtroom. One objected — and got handcuffed.|Elahe Izadi, Mark Berman|December 11, 2020|Washington Post

Questions for Wilkins and Chief District Court Judge Bradley Allen, sent through the Alamance County court clerk, were not returned.
A North Carolina judge is blocking journalists from his courtroom. One objected — and got handcuffed.|Elahe Izadi, Mark Berman|December 11, 2020|Washington Post
This reporter knocked at the Wilkins home on Tuesday morning but received neither an answer nor the business end of a shotgun.
The 7-Year-Old Plane Crash Survivor’s Brutal Journey Through the Woods|James Higdon|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
From Rielle Hunter to YaVaughnie Wilkins, Paula Froelich reports on our favorite top ten.
Paula Broadwell, Eminem, & More Spurned Lovers Who Went Ballistic|Paula Froelich|November 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The Benton and Wilkins families have both been visited by this devil, both have suffered the worst tragedies.
Pepperdine President’s Son Chris Benton Arrested|Jamie Reno|August 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Benton entered rehab right after Wilkins died but has said on his Facebook page that he has been living in Mexico City.
Pepperdine President’s Son Chris Benton Arrested|Jamie Reno|August 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Which means that Benton, while still not a suspect, is not entirely off the hook in the Wilkins investigation.
Pepperdine President’s Son Chris Benton Arrested|Jamie Reno|August 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Of course not,” said Wilkins, “proverbial philosophy asserts and requires that doctors should disagree.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
Again Wilkins shouted at the top of his voice, and waved his arms more frantically than before.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
Wilkins got such a start that he tripped over one of the thwarts in trying to take aim, and nearly upset the boat.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
There was a general laugh at this, for it was well known that Wilkins was the worst shot of the party.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
A few hours later, Wilkins found Vyrtl and a small retinue resting beside a pool at the edge of the forest.
The Envoy, Her|Horace Brown Fyfe

British Dictionary definitions for Wilkins

Wilkins

/ (ˈwɪlkɪnz) /

noun

Sir George Hubert. 1888–1958, Australian polar explorer and aviator

Maurice Hugh Frederick. 1916–2004, British biochemist, born in New Zealand. With Crick and Watson, he shared the Nobel prize 1962 for his work on the structure of DNA

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Scientific definitions for Wilkins

Wilkins

[ wĭl′kĭnz ]

Maurice Hugh Frederick 1916-2004

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British biophysicist who contributed to the discovery of the structure of DNA. He worked with Rosalind Franklin to produce x-ray studies of DNA that helped Francis Crick and James Watson establish its structure as a double helix. For this work Wilkins shared with Crick and Watson the 1962 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine.