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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (11)

1. author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870);
[syn: Wilson, Harriet Wilson]

2. English writer of novels and short stories (1913-1991);
[syn: Wilson, Sir Angus Wilson, Angus Frank Johnstone Wilson]

3. Scottish ornithologist in the United States (1766-1813);
[syn: Wilson, Alexander Wilson]

4. United States physicist honored for his work on cosmic microwave radiation (born in 1918);
[syn: Wilson, Robert Woodrow Wilson]

5. Canadian geophysicist who was a pioneer in the study of plate tectonics (1908-1993);
[syn: Wilson, John Tuzo Wilson]

6. American Revolutionary leader who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence (1742-1798);
[syn: Wilson, James Wilson]

7. United States entomologist who has generalized from social insects to other animals including humans (born in 1929);
[syn: Wilson, E. O. Wilson, Edward Osborne Wilson]

8. Scottish physicist who invented the cloud chamber (1869-1959);
[syn: Wilson, Charles Thomson Rees Wilson]

9. United States literary critic (1895-1972);
[syn: Wilson, Edmund Wilson]

10. 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);
[syn: Wilson, Woodrow Wilson, Thomas Woodrow Wilson, President Wilson]

11. a peak in the San Juan mountains of Colorado (14,246 feet high);
[syn: Wilson, Mount Wilson]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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