dictionary definitions for "williams"


From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:

  Williams
      n 1: United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
           [syn: Williams, Hank Williams, Hiram Williams,
           Hiram King Williams]
      2: English philosopher credited with reviving the field of
         moral philosophy (1929-2003) [syn: Williams, {Sir
         Bernanrd Williams}, Bernanrd Arthur Owen Williams]
      3: United States poet (1883-1963) [syn: Williams, {William
         Carlos Williams}]
      4: United States baseball player noted as a hitter (1918-2002)
         [syn: Williams, Ted Williams, {Theodore Samuel
         Williams}]
      5: English clergyman and colonist who was expelled from
         Massachusetts for criticizing Puritanism; he founded
         Providence in 1636 and obtained a royal charter for Rhode
         Island in 1663 (1603-1683) [syn: Williams, {Roger
         Williams}]
      6: United States playwright (1911-1983) [syn: Williams,
         Tennessee Williams, Thomas Lanier Williams]


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