Waugh

[ waw ]

noun

1. Alec Alexander Raban, 1898–1981, English novelist, traveler, and lecturer (son of Arthur, brother of Evelyn).
2. Arthur, 1866–1943, English literary critic, publisher, and editor (father of Alec and Evelyn).
3. Evelyn (Arthur St. John), 1903–66, English novelist, satirist, biographer, and author of books on travel (son of Arthur, brother of Alec).
4. Frederick Judd, 1861–1940, U.S. painter and illustrator.

Waugh

/ wɔː /

noun

1. WaughEvelyn (Arthur St John)19031966MEnglishWRITING: novelist Evelyn ( Arthur St John ) (ˈiːvlɪn). 1903–66, English novelist. His early satirical novels include Decline and Fall (1928), Vile Bodies (1930), A Handful of Dust (1934), and Scoop (1938). His later novels include the more sombre Brideshead Revisited (1945) and the trilogy of World War II Men at Arms (1952), Officers and Gentlemen (1955), and Unconditional Surrender (1961)
2. WaughMark (Edward)1965MAustralianSPORT AND GAMES: cricketer Mark ( Edward ). born 1965, Australian cricketer: a batsman, he scored 8029 runs in 128 test matches (1991–2002)
3. WaughSteve1965MAustralianSPORT AND GAMES: cricketer his twin brother Steve , full name Stephen Roger Waugh. born 1965, Australian cricketer: a batsman, he scored 10,927 runs in 168 test matches and captained Australia to victory in the 1999 World Cup

Example Sentences

"It is a team that is, and I hate using the word 're-building', but it is a team that is re-setting, and it takes experiences in big moments to get better," Waugh added.

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The Wallabies will offer serious competition to the British and Irish Lions next summer, says Rugby Australia chief executive Phil Waugh.

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"You can see the progress is there," Waugh told the Sydney Morning Herald, external when asked about the team's trajectory before the Lions' arrival Down Under in June.

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Waugh believes the headline-grabbing scoreline against the Pumas hid the improvements that have been made during new head coach Joe Schmidt's six months in charge.

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Tokyo runner-up Taylor-Brown ended one minute 25secs off the medals, while Olympic debutant Kate Waugh was 15th.

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