Words that rhyme with ramson

n 1: an associate degree in nursing [syn: Associate in Nursing, AN]

adj 1: of or relating to an archdiocese

n 1: malicious burning to destroy property; "the British term for arson is fire-raising" [syn: arson, incendiarism, fire-raising]

n 1: a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors" [syn: assassin, assassinator, bravo] 2: a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders

n 1: a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids; "she mixed the dough in a large basin" 2: the quantity that a basin will hold; "a basinful of water" [syn: basin, basinful] 3: a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it; "the basin of the Great Salt Lake" 4: the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet; "flood control in the Missouri basin" [syn: river basin, basin, watershed, drainage basin, catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area] 5: a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face; "he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face" [syn: washbasin, basin, washbowl, washstand, lavatory]

v 1: decorate tastelessly 2: dress up garishly and tastelessly [syn: bedizen, dizen]

n 1: the branch of medical science that applies biological and physiological principles to clinical practice 2: the branch of medical science that studies the ability of organisms to withstand environmental stress (as in space travel)

adj 1: supported by both sides; "a two-way treaty" [syn: bipartisan, bipartizan, two-party, two-way]

n 1: any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns

n 1: the official symbols of a family, state, etc. [syn: coat of arms, arms, blazon, blazonry] v 1: decorate with heraldic arms [syn: emblazon, blazon]

n 1: a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen [syn: boatswain, bos'n, bo's'n, bosun, bo'sun]

adj 1: unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times; "bald-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell [syn: audacious, barefaced, bodacious, bald-faced, brassy, brazen, brazen-faced, insolent] 2: made of or resembling brass (as in color or hardness) v 1: face with defiance or impudence; "brazen it out"

n 1: an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome [syn: coffer, caisson, lacuna] 2: a two-wheeled military vehicle carrying artillery ammunition 3: a chest to hold ammunition [syn: caisson, ammunition chest] 4: large watertight chamber used for construction under water [syn: caisson, pneumatic caisson, cofferdam]

n 1: stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse [syn: caparison, trapping, housing] v 1: put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive occasion" [syn: caparison, bard, barde, dress up]

n 1: the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; "address your remarks to the chairperson" [syn: president, chairman, chairwoman, chair, chairperson]

v 1: censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks" [syn: chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct] 2: restrain [syn: chasten, moderate, temper] 3: correct by punishment or discipline [syn: tame, chasten, subdue]

n 1: one who is the object of choice; who is given preference; "she was Mama's chosen" 2: the name for Korea as a Japanese province (1910-1945) 3: an exclusive group of people; "one of the elect who have power inside the government" [syn: chosen, elect]

v 1: administer baptism to; "The parents had the child baptized" [syn: baptize, baptise, christen]

n 1: a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community [ant: alien, foreigner, noncitizen, outlander]

v 1: make or become coarse or coarser; "coarsen the surface"; "Their minds coarsened" 2: make less subtle or refined; "coarsen one's ideals"

n 1: the act of examining resemblances; "they made a comparison of noise levels"; "the fractions selected for comparison must require pupils to consider both numerator and denominator" [syn: comparison, comparing] 2: relation based on similarities and differences 3: qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare" [syn: comparison, compare, equivalence, comparability]

n 1: the child of your aunt or uncle [syn: cousin, first cousin, cousin-german, full cousin]

n 1: the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew [syn: coxswain, cox]

v 1: be false to; be dishonest with [syn: deceive, lead on, delude, cozen] 2: act with artful deceit 3: cheat or trick; "He cozened the money out of the old man"

adj 1: of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies [syn: red, reddish, ruddy, blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet] 2: characterized by violence or bloodshed; "writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days"- Andrea Parke; "fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing"- Thomas Gray; "convulsed with red rage"- Hudson Strode [syn: crimson, red, violent] 3: (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion; "crimson with fury"; "turned red from exertion"; "with puffy reddened eyes"; "red- faced and violent"; "flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment" [syn: crimson, red, reddened, red-faced, flushed] n 1: a deep and vivid red color [syn: crimson, ruby, deep red] v 1: turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by" [syn: blush, crimson, flush, redden]

n 1: ready-to-eat food products [syn: delicatessen, delicatessen food] 2: a shop selling ready-to-eat food products [syn: delicatessen, deli, food shop]

n 1: a person who inhabits a particular place [syn: inhabitant, habitant, dweller, denizen, indweller] 2: a plant or animal naturalized in a region; "denizens of field and forest"; "denizens of the deep"

n 1: either of the two main stops on a pipe organ [syn: diapason, diapason stop]

adj 1: belonging to or governing a diocese n 1: a bishop having jurisdiction over a diocese

adj 1: denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units [syn: twelve, 12, xii, dozen] n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one [syn: twelve, 12, XII, dozen]

v 1: decorate with colors; "color the walls with paint in warm tones" [syn: color, colour, emblazon] 2: decorate with heraldic arms [syn: emblazon, blazon]

n 1: a person who holds a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant junior grade 2: an emblem flown as a symbol of nationality [syn: national flag, ensign] 3: colors flown by a ship to show its nationality

v 1: cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" [syn: fasten, fix, secure] [ant: unfasten] 2: become fixed or fastened; "This dress fastens in the back" [ant: unfasten] 3: attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other" 4: make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire" [syn: tighten, fasten]

adj 1: of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown; "flaxen locks" [syn: flaxen, sandy]

n 1: a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love [syn: Freemason, Mason]

adj 1: turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold; "the frozen North"; "frozen pipes"; "children skating on a frozen brook" [ant: unfrozen] 2: absolutely still; "frozen with horror"; "they stood rooted in astonishment" [syn: frozen(p), rooted(p), stock-still] 3: devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile" [syn: frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintry] 4: not thawed 5: (used of foods) preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value; "frozen foods" [syn: flash-frozen, quick-frozen, frozen] 6: not convertible to cash; "frozen assets" 7: incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. "frozen prices"; "living on fixed incomes" [syn: fixed, frozen]

n 1: a fortified military post where troops are stationed [syn: garrison, fort] 2: United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879) [syn: Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison] 3: the troops who maintain and guard a fortified place v 1: station (troops) in a fort or garrison

n 1: the quality of shining with a bright reflected light [syn: glitter, glister, glisten, scintillation, sparkle] v 1: be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" [syn: glitter, glisten, glint, gleam, shine]

v 1: act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!" [syn: rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate] 2: move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" [syn: rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it] [ant: dawdle, linger] 3: speed up the progress of; facilitate; "This should expedite the process" [syn: expedite, hasten] 4: cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions" [syn: induce, stimulate, rush, hasten]

n 1: the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet [syn: horizon, apparent horizon, visible horizon, sensible horizon, skyline] 2: the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated; "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge" [syn: horizon, view, purview] 3: a specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land 4: the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth [syn: horizon, celestial horizon]

v 1: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" [syn: imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand] 2: confine as if in a prison; "His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone"

v 1: throw away, of something encumbering 2: throw as from an airplane

n 1: a longitudinal beam connected to the keel of ship to strengthen it

n 1: a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles [syn: klaxon, claxon]

n 1: someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person [syn: layman, layperson, secular] [ant: clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend]

n 1: leather shorts often worn with suspenders; worn especially by men and boys in Bavaria

v 1: decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" [syn: decrease, diminish, lessen, fall] [ant: increase] 2: make smaller; "He decreased his staff" [syn: decrease, lessen, minify] [ant: increase] 3: wear off or die down; "The pain subsided" [syn: subside, lessen]

n 1: a unit of instruction; "he took driving lessons" 2: punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided to make an example of him" [syn: example, deterrent example, lesson, object lesson] 3: the significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor" [syn: moral, lesson] 4: a task assigned for individual study; "he did the lesson for today"

n 1: a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship [syn: affair, affaire, intimacy, liaison, involvement, amour] 2: a channel for communication between groups; "he provided a liaison with the guerrillas" [syn: liaison, link, contact, inter-group communication]

v 1: hear with intention; "Listen to the sound of this cello" 2: listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision" [syn: listen, hear, take heed] 3: pay close attention to; give heed to; "Heed the advice of the old men" [syn: heed, mind, listen]

v 1: make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope" [syn: loosen, loose] [ant: stiffen] 2: make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught" [syn: relax, loosen] 3: become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived" [syn: relax, loosen] 4: disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool" [syn: tease, tease apart, loosen] 5: cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie" [syn: untie, undo, loosen] 6: make less dense; "loosen the soil" 7: become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed" [syn: loosen, relax, loose] [ant: stiffen]

n 1: American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792) [syn: Mason, George Mason] 2: English film actor (1909-1984) [syn: Mason, James Mason, James Neville Mason] 3: English writer (1865-1948) [syn: Mason, A. E. W. Mason, Alfred Edward Woodley Mason] 4: a craftsman who works with stone or brick [syn: mason, stonemason] 5: a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love [syn: Freemason, Mason]

n 1: the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques [syn: medicine, medical specialty] 2: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease [syn: medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug] 3: the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" [syn: medicine, practice of medicine] 4: punishment for one's actions; "you have to face the music"; "take your medicine" [syn: music, medicine] v 1: treat medicinally, treat with medicine [syn: medicate, medicine]

n 1: third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy [syn: mizzenmast, mizenmast, mizzen, mizen] 2: fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast [syn: mizzen, mizen]

v 1: make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows" [syn: moisten, wash, dampen] 2: moisten with fine drops; "drizzle the meat with melted butter" [syn: drizzle, moisten]

n 1: English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805) [syn: Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson, Admiral Nelson, Lord Nelson] 2: any of several wrestling holds in which an arm is passed under the opponent's arm from behind and the hand exerts pressure on the back of the neck

n 1: an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used (as a sulphate under the trade name Neobiotic) as an intestinal antiseptic in surgery [syn: neomycin, fradicin, Neobiotic]

n 1: a B vitamin essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract [syn: niacin, nicotinic acid]

n 1: reverent petition to a deity [syn: prayer, petition, orison]

n 1: domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of oxen" [syn: cattle, cows, kine, oxen, Bos taurus]

n 1: a person authorized to conduct religious worship; "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches" [syn: curate, minister of religion, minister, parson, pastor, rector]

adj 1: devoted to a cause or party [syn: partisan, partizan] [ant: nonpartisan, nonpartizan] n 1: a fervent and even militant proponent of something [syn: partisan, zealot, drumbeater] [ant: nonpartisan, nonpartizan] 2: an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity [syn: enthusiast, partisan, partizan] 3: a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries [syn: partisan, partizan]

n 1: a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" [syn: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul] 2: a human body (usually including the clothing); "a weapon was hidden on his person" 3: a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party; "stop talking about yourself in the third person"

n 1: any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism [syn: poison, toxicant, poisonous substance] 2: anything that harms or destroys; "the poison of fascism" v 1: spoil as if by poison; "poison someone's mind"; "poison the atmosphere in the office" 2: kill with poison; "She poisoned her husband" 3: add poison to; "Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her" [syn: poison, envenom] 4: kill by its poison; "This mushrooms can poison" 5: administer poison to; "She poisoned her husband but he did not die"

n 1: a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment [syn: prison, prison house] 2: a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement [syn: prison, prison house]

n 1: dried grape

n 1: a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration" [syn: reason, ground] 2: an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon; "the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly" 3: the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil" [syn: reason, understanding, intellect] 4: the state of having good sense and sound judgment; "his rationality may have been impaired"; "he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions" [syn: rationality, reason, reasonableness] 5: a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice" [syn: cause, reason, grounds] 6: a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion; "there is reason to believe he is lying" v 1: decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house" [syn: reason, reason out, conclude] 2: present reasons and arguments [syn: argue, reason] 3: think logically; "The children must learn to reason"

adj 1: (of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon; "the risen sun"

n 1: a person employed to represent a business and to sell its merchandise (as to customers in a store or to customers who are visited) [syn: salesperson, sales representative, sales rep]

n 1: an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government" [syn: spokesperson, interpreter, representative, voice]

n 1: a craftsman who works with stone or brick [syn: mason, stonemason]

n 1: a crime that undermines the offender's government [syn: treason, high treason, lese majesty] 2: disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior [syn: treason, subversiveness, traitorousness] 3: an act of deliberate betrayal [syn: treachery, betrayal, treason, perfidy]

v 1: cause to become undone; "unfasten your belt" [ant: fasten, fix, secure] 2: become undone or untied; "The shoelaces unfastened" [ant: fasten]

adj 1: not frozen; "unfrozen ground" [ant: frozen]

n 1: corresponding exactly; "marching in unison" 2: occurring together or simultaneously; "the two spoke in unison" 3: (music) two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch or in octaves; "singing in unison"

v 1: grant freedom to; free from confinement [syn: free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose] [ant: confine, detain] 2: loosen the ties of; "unloose your sneakers" [syn: unloose, unloosen]

n 1: the state of being irrational; lacking powers of understanding [syn: irrationality, unreason]

n 1: meat from a deer used as food

n 1: a malicious woman with a fierce temper [syn: vixen, harpy, hellcat] 2: a female fox

n 1: a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face; "he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face" [syn: washbasin, basin, washbowl, washstand, lavatory] 2: a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression) [syn: washbasin, handbasin, washbowl, lavabo, wash-hand basin]

adj 1: made of or covered with wax; "waxen candles"; "careful, the floor is waxy" [syn: waxen, waxy] 2: having the paleness of wax; "the poor face with the same awful waxen pallor"- Bram Stoker; "the soldier turned his waxlike features toward him"; "a thin face with a waxy paleness" [syn: waxen, waxlike, waxy]

n 1: the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents [syn: bastard, by-blow, love child, illegitimate child, illegitimate, whoreson] 2: insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous [syn: asshole, bastard, cocksucker, dickhead, shit, mother fucker, motherfucker, prick, whoreson, son of a bitch, SOB]

v 1: grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened" [syn: worsen, decline] [ant: ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate] 2: make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain" [syn: worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate] [ant: ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate]

n 1: German chemist who with Kirchhoff pioneered spectrum analysis but is remembered mainly for his invention of the Bunsen burner (1811-1899) [syn: Bunsen, Robert Bunsen, Robert Wilhelm Bunsen] 2: a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air [syn: bunsen burner, bunsen, etna]

n 1: United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964) [syn: Carson, Rachel Carson, Rachel Louise Carson] 2: United States frontiersman who guided Fremont's expeditions in the 1840s and served as a Union general in the American Civil War (1809-1868) [syn: Carson, Kit Carson, Christopher Carson]

n 1: dark purple plum of the damson tree [syn: damson, damson plum]

n 1: a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century [syn: Hudson, Hudson River] 2: English naturalist (born in Argentina) (1841-1922) [syn: Hudson, W. H. Hudson, William Henry Hudson] 3: English navigator who discovered the Hudson River; in 1610 he attempted to winter in Hudson Bay but his crew mutinied and set him adrift to die (1565-1611) [syn: Hudson, Henry Hudson]

n 1: (Greek mythology) the husband of Medea and leader of the Argonauts who sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece

n 1: English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784) [syn: Johnson, Samuel Johnson, Dr. Johnson] 2: 36th President of the United States; was elected vice president and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated (1908-1973) [syn: Johnson, Lyndon Johnson, Lyndon Baines Johnson, LBJ, President Johnson, President Lyndon Johnson] 3: 17th President of the United States; was elected vice president and succeeded Lincoln when Lincoln was assassinated; was impeached but acquitted by one vote (1808-1875) [syn: Johnson, Andrew Johnson, President Johnson, President Andrew Johnson]

n 1: (sometimes used ironically) a man of great strength and agility (after the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs) 2: a man raised by apes who was the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs [syn: Tarzan, Tarzan of the Apes]

adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Texas or its residents n 1: a native or resident of Texas

n 1: United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000) [syn: Thompson, Homer Thompson, Homer A. Thompson, Homer Armstrong Thompson] 2: English physicist (born in America) who studied heat and friction; experiments convinced him that heat is caused by moving particles (1753-1814) [syn: Thompson, Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford]

n 1: (Old Testament) a judge of Israel who performed herculean feats of strength against the Philistines until he was betrayed to them by his mistress Delilah 2: a large and strong and heavyset man; "he was a bull of a man"; "a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got" [syn: bull, bruiser, strapper, Samson]

n 1: United States statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and helped establish NATO (1893-1971) [syn: Acheson, Dean Acheson, Dean Gooderham Acheson]

n 1: a large strong and aggressive woman [syn: amazon, virago] 2: (Greek mythology) one of a nation of women warriors of Scythia (who burned off the right breast in order to use a bow and arrow more effectively) 3: a major South American river; arises in the Andes and flows eastward into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles) [syn: Amazon, Amazon River] 4: mainly green tropical American parrots

n 1: United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941) [syn: Anderson, Sherwood Anderson] 2: United States physicist who studied the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems (1923-) [syn: Anderson, Philip Anderson, Philip Warren Anderson, Phil Anderson] 3: United States dramatist (1888-1959) [syn: Anderson, Maxwell Anderson] 4: United States contralto noted for her performance of spirituals (1902-1993) [syn: Anderson, Marian Anderson] 5: United States physicist who discovered antimatter in the form of an antielectron that is called the positron (1905-1991) [syn: Anderson, Carl Anderson, Carl David Anderson]

n 1: the seventh month of the civil year; the first month of the ecclesiastic year (in March and April) [syn: Nisan, Nissan]

n 1: a Dutch Roman Catholic theologian (1585-1638) [syn: Jansen, Cornelis Jansen, Cornelius Jansenius]

n 1: a native or resident of Kansas

n 1: Scottish physician who discovered that elephantiasis is spread by mosquitos and suggested that mosquitos also spread malaria (1844-1922) [syn: Manson, Sir Patrick Manson]