Heywood

[ hey-wood ]

noun

1. John, 1497?–1580?, English dramatist and epigrammatist.
2. Thomas, 1573?–1641, English dramatist, poet, and actor.
3. a male given name.

Heywood

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/ ˈheɪˌwʊd /

noun

1. a town in NW England, in Rochdale unitary authority, Greater Manchester, near Bury. Pop: 28 024 (2001))

Heywood

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/ ˈheɪˌwʊd /

noun

1. HeywoodJohn?1497?1580MEnglishTHEATRE: dramatist John. ?1497–?1580, English dramatist, noted for his comic interludes
2. HeywoodThomas?15741641MEnglishTHEATRE: dramatist Thomas. ?1574–1641, English dramatist, noted esp for his domestic drama A Woman Killed with Kindness (1607)

Example Sentences

Mark Heywood KC, defending Alesbrook, said the defendant was "very young and very immature" at the time of the offences, but was "capable of being a very caring father figure".

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"They didn't come to help, did you ever understand why?" prosecutor Mark Heywood KC asked.

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Prosecutor Mark Heywood KC said: "Do you understand that contemplating sending, or sending this document like you told police, could endanger British citizens?"

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The inquiry also discussed a letter, dated 16 March, from Dame Sally to Sir Jeremy Heywood which said that on March 7, at the request of No 10 and the Metropolitan Police, she had issued a statement alongside Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley announcing the risk to public health as a result of the incident was “low, based on the current evidence available”.

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Meanwhile projects in Farnworth, Chadderton and Heywood will also be funded.

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