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shaw

1

[ shaw ]

noun

  1. Midland U.S. a small wood or thicket.
  2. Scot. the stalks and leaves of potatoes, turnips, and other cultivated root plants.


Shaw

2

[ shaw ]

noun

  1. Anna Howard, 1847–1919, U.S. physician, reformer, and suffragist, born in England.
  2. Artie Arthur Arshawsky, 1910–2004, U.S. clarinetist and bandleader.
  3. George Bernard, 1856–1950, Irish dramatist, critic, and novelist: Nobel Prize 1925.
  4. Henry Wheeler. Billings, Josh.
  5. Irwin, 1913–84, U.S. dramatist and author.
  6. Richard Norman, 1831–1912, English architect, born in Scotland.
  7. Thomas Edward. Lawrence, Thomas Edward.

shaw

1

/ ʃɔː /

verb

  1. to show


noun

  1. a show
  2. the part of a potato plant that is above ground

Shaw

2

/ ʃɔː /

noun

  1. ShawArtie19102004MUSMUSIC: jazz clarinettistMUSIC: bandleaderMUSIC: composer Artie, original name Arthur Arshawsky. 1910–2004, US jazz clarinetist, band leader, and composer
  2. ShawGeorge Bernard18561950MIrishTHEATRE: dramatistWRITING: criticPOLITICS: socialist George Bernard, often known as GBS. 1856–1950, Irish dramatist and critic, in England from 1876. He was an active socialist and became a member of the Fabian Society but his major works are effective as satiric attacks rather than political tracts. These include Arms and the Man (1894), Candida (1894), Man and Superman (1903), Major Barbara (1905), Pygmalion (1913), Back to Methuselah (1921), and St Joan (1923): Nobel prize for literature 1925
  3. ShawRichard Norman18311912MEnglishARCHITECTURE: architect Richard Norman. 1831–1912, English architect
  4. ShawThomas Edward Thomas Edward. the name assumed by (T. E.) Lawrence after 1927

shaw

3

/ ʃɔː /

noun

  1. archaic.
    a small wood; thicket; copse

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Word History and Origins

Origin of shaw1

before 900; Middle English shawe, Old English sceaga, scaga; akin to shag 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of shaw1

Old English sceaga; related to Old Norse skagi tip, skaga to jut out, skōgr forest, skegg beard

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Example Sentences

Anyone can come hang out, ask their own questions to Shaw and Roseman, and learn a thing or two from the seasoned experts.

Decks sent in by audience members will be featured on the show, and Shaw and Roseman will give their live feedback on those decks about what works and what doesn’t.

In addition to educating the public about immunity, vaccines, therapies, and epidemiology, Chakraborty and Shaw want to inspire young people to pursue related careers and offer policymakers insight into how to combat viral outbreaks.

Then there’s the support they get every day from those veterans — one is Amir Johnson, the last player drafted directly from high school — and from Shaw, the former Denver Nuggets coach who won five NBA championships as a player and coach.

Heidi Case, a 60-year-old who lives in Shaw, said she received a $700 check in mid-December for working all seven days during the early voting period at Capital One Arena.

“Mistletoe infections can be a symptom of larger problems,” notes Shaw.

The books in the study include a set of Shaw's plays with the first volume inscribed to Hitchcock from GBS.

Shaw put himself right alongside the line and took a minute to shake hands and greet each delegate.

Zaun picked up a large number of delegates as well while Shaw held steady.

After all, many of the voters had come with an “anybody but Shaw” mentality.

In 1893 again, under Mr. Shaw Lefevre's presidency, similar circulars were sent out.

Mr. Shaw further proposed that Sir Robert Peel's mode of estimating the qualification of electors should be adopted.

In Barbary the hyna bears the name of dubbah, as appears from the description given of this animal by Dr. Shaw.

Shaw was feeling his wounds; he had already been once round his lines; so I would not let him come again.

After some time he was released, upon the motion of Mr. Shaw, an Irish Conservative member.

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