wilson

/wˈɪlsən/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
2. English writer of novels and short stories (1913-1991)
3. Scottish ornithologist in the United States (1766-1813)
4. United States physicist honored for his work on cosmic microwave radiation (born in 1918)
5. Canadian geophysicist who was a pioneer in the study of plate tectonics (1908-1993)
6. American Revolutionary leader who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence (1742-1798)
7. United States entomologist who has generalized from social insects to other animals including humans (born in 1929)
8. Scottish physicist who invented the cloud chamber (1869-1959)
9. United States literary critic (1895-1972)
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)
11. a peak in the San Juan mountains of Colorado (14,246 feet high)

Synonyms for wilson

• Harriet Wilson
• Sir Angus Wilson
• Angus Frank Johnstone Wilson
• Alexander Wilson
• Robert Woodrow Wilson
• John Tuzo Wilson
• James Wilson
• E. O. Wilson
• Edward Osborne Wilson
• Charles Thomson Rees Wilson
• Edmund Wilson
• Woodrow Wilson
• Thomas Woodrow Wilson
• President Wilson
• Mount Wilson

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