shaw
Midland U.S. a small wood or thicket.
Scot. the stalks and leaves of potatoes, turnips, and other cultivated root plants.
Origin of shaw
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Other definitions for Shaw (2 of 2)
Anna Howard, 1847–1919, U.S. physician, reformer, and suffragist, born in England.
Artie Arthur Arshawsky, 1910–2004, U.S. clarinetist and bandleader.
George Bernard, 1856–1950, Irish dramatist, critic, and novelist: Nobel Prize 1925.
Henry Wheeler. Billings, Josh.
Irwin, 1913–84, U.S. dramatist and author.
Richard Norman, 1831–1912, English architect, born in Scotland.
Thomas Edward. Lawrence, Thomas Edward.
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How to use shaw in a sentence
Anyone can come hang out, ask their own questions to shaw and Roseman, and learn a thing or two from the seasoned experts.
Fintech investor Emmalyn Shaw will share why she led the Steady Series A | Jordan Crook | March 12, 2021 | TechCrunchDecks sent in by audience members will be featured on the show, and shaw and Roseman will give their live feedback on those decks about what works and what doesn’t.
Fintech investor Emmalyn Shaw will share why she led the Steady Series A | Jordan Crook | March 12, 2021 | TechCrunchIn addition to educating the public about immunity, vaccines, therapies, and epidemiology, Chakraborty and shaw want to inspire young people to pursue related careers and offer policymakers insight into how to combat viral outbreaks.
Then there’s the support they get every day from those veterans — one is Amir Johnson, the last player drafted directly from high school — and from shaw, the former Denver Nuggets coach who won five NBA championships as a player and coach.
An NBA experiment lets draft prospects skip college, stay home and get paid to play | Michael Lee | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostHeidi Case, a 60-year-old who lives in shaw, said she received a $700 check in mid-December for working all seven days during the early voting period at Capital One Arena.
More than 1,000 D.C. poll workers are waiting to be paid, 10 weeks after the election | Michael Brice-Saddler | January 15, 2021 | Washington Post
“Mistletoe infections can be a symptom of larger problems,” notes shaw.
The books in the study include a set of shaw's plays with the first volume inscribed to Hitchcock from GBS.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTshaw put himself right alongside the line and took a minute to shake hands and greet each delegate.
Zaun picked up a large number of delegates as well while shaw held steady.
After all, many of the voters had come with an “anybody but shaw” mentality.
In 1893 again, under Mr. shaw Lefevre's presidency, similar circulars were sent out.
English Poor Law Policy | Sidney WebbMr. shaw further proposed that Sir Robert Peel's mode of estimating the qualification of electors should be adopted.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanIn Barbary the hyna bears the name of dubbah, as appears from the description given of this animal by Dr. shaw.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VII (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffonshaw was feeling his wounds; he had already been once round his lines; so I would not let him come again.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 | Ian HamiltonAfter some time he was released, upon the motion of Mr. shaw, an Irish Conservative member.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
British Dictionary definitions for shaw (1 of 3)
/ (ʃɔː) /
archaic, or dialect a small wood; thicket; copse
Origin of shaw
1British Dictionary definitions for shaw (2 of 3)
/ (ʃɔː) Scot /
to show
a show
the part of a potato plant that is above ground
British Dictionary definitions for Shaw (3 of 3)
/ (ʃɔː) /
Artie, original name Arthur Arshawsky. 1910–2004, US jazz clarinetist, band leader, and composer
George Bernard, often known as GBS. 1856–1950, Irish dramatist and critic, in England from 1876. He was an active socialist and became a member of the Fabian Society but his major works are effective as satiric attacks rather than political tracts. These include Arms and the Man (1894), Candida (1894), Man and Superman (1903), Major Barbara (1905), Pygmalion (1913), Back to Methuselah (1921), and St Joan (1923): Nobel prize for literature 1925
Richard Norman. 1831–1912, English architect
Thomas Edward. the name assumed by (T. E.) Lawrence after 1927
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