Richards

[ rich-erdz ]

noun

1. Dickinson Wood·ruff [wood, -ruhf], 1895–1973, U.S. physician: Nobel Prize 1956.
2. I(vor) A(rmstrong) [ahy, -ver, ee, -ver], 1893–1979, English literary critic in the U.S.
3. Theodore William, 1868–1928, U.S. chemist: Nobel Prize 1914.

Richards

/ ˈrɪtʃədz /

noun

1. RichardsI(vor) A(rmstrong)18931979MBritishWRITING: literary criticLANGUAGE: linguist I ( vor ) A ( rmstrong ). 1893–1979, British literary critic and linguist, who, with C. K. Ogden, wrote The Meaning of Meaning (1923) and devised Basic English
2. RichardsSir Gordon19041986MBritishSPORT AND GAMES: jockey Sir Gordon . 1904–86, English flat-racing jockey: champion jockey 26 times between 1925 and 1953; won 4870 races, including fourteen English classics
3. RichardsViv1952MWest IndianSPORT AND GAMES: cricketer Sir Viv , full name Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards . born 1952, West Indian cricketer, born in Antigua; played in 121 tests, 50 as captain; scored 8,540 test runs

Richards

/ rĭch′ərdz /

1. American chemist and educator whose survey of water quality in Massachusetts led to the establishment of the first water quality standards in the United States and the first modern sewage treatment plant.

Example Sentences

She joined in 2020, becoming the first Black woman to be cast on the show, and she made her debut during a trip to New York City for cast member Kyle Richards’ fashion show.

From Los Angeles Times

The Magic Cottage had taken over the unit last year, which was previously occupied for nearly a century by family-run department store Richards of Abergavenny.

From BBC

The “BFFs” episode comes after Portnoy and Richards released a diss track aimed at Bryan, which they said his team has repeatedly attempted to suppress through legal means.

From Los Angeles Times

Stephen Richards, 58, spent several weeks sleeping in gardens and woods before recently coming to the centre.

From BBC

“Based on recent diagnostic results, it’s apparent that migratory waterfowl are moving this new ‘D’ genotype down the Pacific Flyway,” said Bryan Richards, the Emerging Disease Coordinator at the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times