Words that rhyme with waxen

• an 0
  n 1: an associate degree in nursing [syn: Associate in Nursing, AN]
• archdiocesan 0
  adj 1: of or relating to an archdiocese
• arson 0
  n 1: malicious burning to destroy property; "the British term for arson is fire-raising" [syn: arson, incendiarism, fire-raising]
• assassin 0
  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
• basin 0
  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]
• biomedicine 0
  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)
• bison 0
  n 1: any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns
• boatswain 0
  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]
• caisson 0
  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]
• caparison 0
  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]
• chairperson 0
  n 1: the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; "address your remarks to the chairperson" [syn: president, chairman, chairwoman, chair, chairperson]
• chasten 0
  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]
• christen 0
  v 1: administer baptism to; "The parents had the child baptized" [syn: baptize, baptise, christen]
• coarsen 0
  v 1: make or become coarse or coarser; "coarsen the surface"; "Their minds coarsened" 2: make less subtle or refined; "coarsen one's ideals"
• comparison 0
  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]
• coxswain 0
  n 1: the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew [syn: coxswain, cox]
• delicatessen 0
  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]
• diapason 0
  n 1: either of the two main stops on a pipe organ [syn: diapason, diapason stop]
• diocesan 0
  adj 1: belonging to or governing a diocese n 1: a bishop having jurisdiction over a diocese
• ensign 0
  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
• fasten 0
  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]
• flaxen 0
  adj 1: of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown; "flaxen locks" [syn: flaxen, sandy]
• freemason 0
  n 1: a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love [syn: Freemason, Mason]
• garrison 0
  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
• glisten 0
  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]
• hasten 0
  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]
• jettison 0
  v 1: throw away, of something encumbering 2: throw as from an airplane
• keelson 0
  n 1: a longitudinal beam connected to the keel of ship to strengthen it
• klaxon 0
  n 1: a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles [syn: klaxon, claxon]
• layperson 0
  n 1: someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person [syn: layman, layperson, secular] [ant: clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend]
• lessen 0
  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]
• lesson 0
  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"
• listen 0
  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]
• loosen 0
  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]
• mason 0
  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]
• medicine 0
  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]
• moisten 0
  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]
• nelson 0
  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
• neomycin 0
  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]
• niacin 0
  n 1: a B vitamin essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract [syn: niacin, nicotinic acid]
• oxen 0
  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]
• parson 0
  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]
• person 0
  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"
• salesperson 0
  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]
• spokesperson 0
  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]
• stonemason 0
  n 1: a craftsman who works with stone or brick [syn: mason, stonemason]
• unfasten 0
  v 1: cause to become undone; "unfasten your belt" [ant: fasten, fix, secure] 2: become undone or untied; "The shoelaces unfastened" [ant: fasten]
• unison 0
  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"
• unloosen 0
  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]
• venison 0
  n 1: meat from a deer used as food
• vixen 0
  n 1: a malicious woman with a fierce temper [syn: vixen, harpy, hellcat] 2: a female fox
• washbasin 0
  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]
• whoreson 0
  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]
• worsen 0
  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]
• bunsen 0
  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]
• carson 0
  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]
• hudson 0
  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]
• jackson 0
  n 1: English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936) [syn: Jackson, Glenda Jackson] 2: United States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s (born in 1958) [syn: Jackson, Michael Jackson, Michael Joe Jackson] 3: United States singer who did much to popularize gospel music (1911-1972) [syn: Jackson, Mahalia Jackson] 4: United States civil rights leader who led a national campaign against racial discrimination and ran for presidential nomination (born in 1941) [syn: Jackson, Jesse Jackson, Jesse Louis Jackson] 5: United States writer of romantic novels about the unjust treatment of Native Americans (1830-1885) [syn: Jackson, Helen Hunt Jackson, Helen Maria Fiske Hunt Jackson] 6: general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a stone wall (1824-1863) [syn: Jackson, Thomas Jackson, Thomas J. Jackson, Thomas Jonathan Jackson, Stonewall Jackson] 7: 7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845) [syn: Jackson, Andrew Jackson, Old Hickory] 8: a town in western Wyoming 9: a town in western Tennessee 10: capital of the state of Mississippi on the Pearl River [syn: Jackson, capital of Mississippi] 11: a town in south central Michigan
• jason 0
  n 1: (Greek mythology) the husband of Medea and leader of the Argonauts who sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece
• johnson 0
  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]
• saxon 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the early Saxons or Anglo-Saxons and their descendents (especially the English or Lowland Scots) and their language; "Saxon princes"; "for greater clarity choose a plain Saxon term instead of a latinate one" n 1: a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest
• texan 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Texas or its residents n 1: a native or resident of Texas
• thompson 0
  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]
• samson 0
  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]
• acheson 0
  n 1: United States statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and helped establish NATO (1893-1971) [syn: Acheson, Dean Acheson, Dean Gooderham Acheson]
• anderson 0
  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]
• nisan 0
  n 1: the seventh month of the civil year; the first month of the ecclesiastic year (in March and April) [syn: Nisan, Nissan]
• jansen 0
  n 1: a Dutch Roman Catholic theologian (1585-1638) [syn: Jansen, Cornelis Jansen, Cornelius Jansenius]
• manson 0
  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]
• nansen 0
  n 1: Norwegian explorer of the Arctic and director of the League of Nations relief program for refugees of World War I (1861-1930) [syn: Nansen, Fridtjof Nansen]
• claxon 0
  n 1: a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles [syn: klaxon, claxon] v 1: make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared" [syn: honk, blare, beep, claxon, toot] 2: use the horn of a car [syn: honk, claxon]
• henson 0
  n 1: United States puppeteer who created a troupe of puppet characters (1936-1990) [syn: Henson, Jim Henson]
• jensen 0
  n 1: modernistic Danish writer (1873-1950) [syn: Jensen, Johannes Vilhelm Jensen]
• essen 0
  n 1: a city in western Germany; industrial center of the Ruhr
• grison 0
  n 1: carnivore of Central America and South America resembling a weasel with a greyish-white back and dark underparts [syn: grison, Grison vittatus, Galictis vittatus]
• madison 0
  n 1: 4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836) [syn: Madison, James Madison, President Madison] 2: capital of the state of Wisconsin; located in the southern part of state; site of the main branch of the University of Wisconsin [syn: Madison, capital of Wisconsin]
• amundsen 0
  n 1: Norwegian explorer who was the first to traverse the Northwest Passage and in 1911 the first to reach the South Pole (1872-1928) [syn: Amundsen, Roald Amundsen]
• blixen 0
  n 1: Danish writer who lived in Kenya for 19 years and is remembered for her writings about Africa (1885-1962) [syn: Dinesen, Isak Dinesen, Blixen, Karen Blixen, Baroness Karen Blixen]
• nixon 0
  n 1: vice president under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974 (1913-1994) [syn: Nixon, Richard Nixon, Richard M. Nixon, Richard Milhous Nixon, President Nixon]
• saracen 0
  n 1: (historically) a member of the nomadic people of the Syrian and Arabian deserts at the time of the Roman Empire 2: (when used broadly) any Arab 3: (historically) a Muslim who opposed the Crusades
• dobson 0
  n 1: large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly; used as fishing bait [syn: hellgrammiate, dobson] 2: large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait [syn: dobson, dobsonfly, dobson fly, Corydalus cornutus]
• sachsen 0
  n 1: an area in Germany around the upper Elbe river; the original home of the Saxons [syn: Saxony, Sachsen, Saxe]
• watson 0
  n 1: United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934) [syn: Watson, Thomas Augustus Watson] 2: United States psychologist considered the founder of behavioristic psychology (1878-1958) [syn: Watson, John Broadus Watson] 3: United States geneticist who (with Crick in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (born in 1928) [syn: Watson, James Watson, James Dewey Watson]
• harrison 0
  n 1: English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990) [syn: Harrison, Rex Harrison, Sir Rex Harrison, Reginald Carey Harrison] 2: English rock star; lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943-2001) [syn: Harrison, George Harrison] 3: 23rd President of the United States (1833-1901) [syn: Harrison, Benjamin Harrison, President Harrison, President Benjamin Harrison] 4: 9th President of the United States; caught pneumonia during his inauguration and died shortly after (1773-1841) [syn: Harrison, William Henry Harrison, President Harrison, President William Henry Harrison]
• emerson 0
  n 1: United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882) [syn: Emerson, Ralph Waldo Emerson]
• edison 0
  n 1: United States inventor; inventions included the phonograph and incandescent electric light and the microphone and the Kinetoscope (1847-1931) [syn: Edison, Thomas Edison, Thomas Alva Edison]
• hyson 0
  n 1: a Chinese green tea with twisted leaves
• tyson 0
  n 1: United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (born in 1966) [syn: Tyson, Mike Tyson, Michael Gerald Tyson]
• jolson 0
  n 1: United States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the first full-length talking film (1886-1950) [syn: Jolson, Al Jolson, Asa Yoelson]
• bosun 0
  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]
• belsen 0
  n 1: a Nazi concentration camp for Jews created in northwestern Germany during World War II
• dawson 0
  n 1: a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
• mcpherson 0
  n 1: United States evangelist (born in Canada) noted for her extravagant religious services (1890-1944) [syn: McPherson, Aimee Semple McPherson]
• unperson 0
  n 1: a person regarded as nonexistent and having no rights; a person whose existence is systematically ignored (especially for ideological or political reasons); "the former senator is treated as a nonperson by this administration"; "George Orwell predicted that political dissidents would be treated as unpersons" [syn: nonperson, unperson]
• nilsson 0
  n 1: Swedish operatic soprano who played Wagnerian roles (born in 1918) [syn: Nilsson, Brigit Nilsson, Marta Brigit Nilsson]
• wilson 0
  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]
• swanson 0
  n 1: United States actress in many silent films (1899-1983) [syn: Swanson, Gloria Swanson, Gloria May Josephine Svensson]
• jonson 0
  n 1: English dramatist and poet who was the first real poet laureate of England (1572-1637) [syn: Jonson, Ben Jonson, Benjamin Jonson]
• thomson 0
  n 1: United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein (1896-1989) [syn: Thomson, Virgil Thomson, Virgil Garnett Thomson] 2: United States electrical engineer (born in England) who in 1892 formed a company with Thomas Edison (1853-1937) [syn: Thomson, Elihu Thomson] 3: English physicist (son of Joseph John Thomson) who was a co- discoverer of the diffraction of electrons by crystals (1892-1975) [syn: Thomson, George Paget Thomson, Sir George Paget Thomson] 4: English physicist who experimented with the conduction of electricity through gases and who discovered the electron and determined its charge and mass (1856-1940) [syn: Thomson, Joseph John Thomson, Sir Joseph John Thomson]
• tennyson 0
  n 1: Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892) [syn: Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, First Baron Tennyson, Alfred Lord Tennyson]

See also waxen definition and waxen synonyms