Wilson

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W0164200 (wĭl′sən) A city of east-central North Carolina east of Raleigh. It has a large tobacco market.

Wilson

(ˈwɪlsən) n1. (Biography) Alexander. 1766–1813, Scottish ornithologist in the US2. (Biography) Sir Angus (Frank Johnstone). 1913–91, British writer, whose works include the collection of short stories The Wrong Set (1949) and the novels Anglo-Saxon Attitudes (1956) and No Laughing Matter (1967)3. (Biography) Charles Thomson Rees. 1869–1959, Scottish physicist, who invented the cloud chamber: shared the Nobel prize for physics 19274. (Biography) Edmund. 1895–1972, US critic, noted esp for Axel's Castle (1931), a study of the symbolist movement5. (Biography) (James) Harold, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx. 1916–95, British Labour statesman; prime minister (1964–70; 1974–76)6. (Biography) Jacqueline. born 1945, British writer for older girls; her best-selling books include The Story of Tracey Beaker (1991), The Illustrated Mum (1998), and Girls in Tears (2002).7. (Biography) Richard. 1714–82, Welsh landscape painter8. (Biography) (Thomas) Woodrow (ˈwʊdrəʊ). 1856–1924, US Democratic statesman; 28th president of the US (1913–21). He led the US into World War I in 1917 and proposed the Fourteen Points (1918) as a basis for peace. Although he secured the formation of the League of Nations, the US Senate refused to support it: Nobel peace prize 1919 Wilsonian adj

Wil•son

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n. 1. August, born 1945, U.S. playwright. 2. Charles Thomson Rees, 1869–1959, Scottish physicist. 3. Edmund, 1895–1972, U.S. literary and social critic. 4. Henry (Jeremiah Jones Colbath or Colbaith), 1812–75, vice president of the U.S. 1873–75. 5. Sir (James) Harold, 1916–95, British prime minister 1964–70, 1974–76. 6. Lan•ford (ˈlæn fərd) born 1937, U.S. playwright. 7. Robert W(oodrow), born 1936, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1978. 8. (Thomas) Woodrow, 1856–1924, 28th president of the U.S. 1913–21: Nobel peace prize 1919. 9. Mount, a mountain in SW California, near Pasadena: astronomical observatory. 5710 ft. (1740 m).

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Noun	1.	Wilson - author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)Harriet Wilson
	2.	Wilson - English writer of novels and short stories (1913-1991)Angus Frank Johnstone Wilson, Sir Angus Wilson
	3.	Wilson - Scottish ornithologist in the United States (1766-1813)Alexander Wilson
	4.	Wilson - United States physicist honored for his work on cosmic microwave radiation (born in 1918)Robert Woodrow Wilson
	5.	Wilson - Canadian geophysicist who was a pioneer in the study of plate tectonics (1908-1993)John Tuzo Wilson
	6.	Wilson - American Revolutionary leader who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence (1742-1798)James Wilson
	7.	Wilson - United States entomologist who has generalized from social insects to other animals including humans (born in 1929)E. O. Wilson, Edward Osborne Wilson
	8.	Wilson - Scottish physicist who invented the cloud chamber (1869-1959)Charles Thomson Rees Wilson
	9.	Wilson - United States literary critic (1895-1972)Edmund Wilson
	10.	Wilson - 28th President of the United States; led the United States in World War I and secured the formation of the League of Nations (1856-1924)President Wilson, Thomas Woodrow Wilson, Woodrow Wilson
	11.	Wilson - a peak in the San Juan mountains of Colorado (14,246 feet high)Mount WilsonSan Juan Mountains - a mountain range in southwestern Colorado that is part of the Rocky Mountains