Evans

[ ev-uhnz ]

noun
  1. Sir Arthur John, 1851–1941, English archaeologist.

  2. Dame Edith, 1888–1976, English actress.

  1. Herbert Mc·Lean [muh-kleyn], /məˈkleɪn/, 1882–1971, U.S. embryologist and anatomist.

  2. Janet, born 1971, U.S. swimmer.

  3. Mary Ann. Eliot, George.

  4. Maurice, 1901–1989, U.S. actor and producer, born in England.

  5. Oliver, 1755–1819, U.S. inventor: constructed the first high-pressure steam engine in the U.S. 1801?.

  6. Rob·ley Dun·gli·son [rob-lee duhng-gluh-suhn], /ˈrɒb li ˈdʌŋ glə sən/, "Fighting Bob", 1846–1912, U.S. admiral.

  7. Ru·dulph [roo-duhlf], /ˈru dʌlf/, 1878–1960, U.S. sculptor.

  8. Walker, 1903–75, U.S. photographer.

  9. William John "Bill", 1929–80, U.S. jazz pianist.

  10. Mount, a mountain in N central Colorado, in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. 14,264 feet (4,348 meters).

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How to use Evans in a sentence

  • This last statement made it unnecessary to interview William Evans.

    Much Darker Days | Andrew Lang (AKA A. Huge Longway)
  • I wanted to look back and see if I could find the account of the magisterial proceedings against the truly unlucky William Evans.

    Much Darker Days | Andrew Lang (AKA A. Huge Longway)
  • Trust this man (William Evans, late the Sphynx) to the vaunted array of justice!

    Much Darker Days | Andrew Lang (AKA A. Huge Longway)
  • Now, William Evans may be a good young man, and he may not; but we must beware of strangers.

  • On the rock above we cut the name of William Evans, and the date of the day on which we found him dead.

    Old Jack | W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for Evans

Evans

/ (ˈɛvənz) /


noun
  1. Sir Arthur (John). 1851–1941, British archaeologist, whose excavations of the palace of Knossos in Crete provided evidence for the existence of the Minoan civilization

  2. Dame Edith (Mary Booth). 1888–1976, British actress

  1. Sir Geraint (Llewellyn). 1922–92, Welsh operatic baritone

  2. Herbert McLean. 1882–1971, US anatomist and embryologist; discoverer of vitamin E (1922)

  3. Mary Ann. real name of (George) Eliot (def. 1)

  4. Oliver. 1755–1819, US engineer: invented the continuous production line and a high-pressure steam engine

  5. Walker. 1903–75, US photographer, noted esp for his studies of rural poverty in the Great Depression

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Scientific definitions for Evans

Evans

[ ĕvənz ]


  1. American biologist who discovered vitamin E in 1922 and conducted research that led to the discovery of the growth hormone in the pituitary gland.

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