arthur : Idioms & Phrases

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arthur ashe

  • noun United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993)
    Ashe; Arthur Ashe.
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arthur compton

  • noun United States physicist noted for research on x-rays and gamma rays and nuclear energy; his observation that X-rays behave like miniature bowling balls in their interactions with electrons provided evidence for the quantal nature of light (1892-1962)
    Arthur Compton; Compton.
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arthur conan doyle

  • noun British author who created Sherlock Holmes (1859-1930)
    Arthur Conan Doyle; A. Conan Doyle; Conan Doyle.
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arthur edwin kennelly

  • noun United States electrical engineer noted for his work on the theory of alternating currents; independently of Oliver Heaviside he discovered the existence of an atmospheric layer that reflects radio waves back to earth (1861-1939)
    A. E. Kennelly; Kennelly.
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arthur evans

  • noun British archaeologist who excavated the palace of Knossos in Crete to find what he called Minoan civilization (1851-1941)
    Arthur Evans; Evans.
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arthur fiedler

  • noun popular United States conductor (1894-1979)
    Fiedler.
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arthur garfield hays

  • noun United States lawyer involved in several famous court trials (1881-1954)
    Hays.
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arthur holly compton

  • noun United States physicist noted for research on x-rays and gamma rays and nuclear energy; his observation that X-rays behave like miniature bowling balls in their interactions with electrons provided evidence for the quantal nature of light (1892-1962)
    Arthur Compton; Compton.
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arthur holmes

  • noun English geologist and supporter of the theory of continental drift (1890-1965)
    Holmes.
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arthur honegger

  • noun Swiss composer (born in France) who was the founding member of a group in Paris that included Erik Satie and Darius Milhaud and Francis Poulenc and Jean Cocteau (1892-1955)
    Honegger.
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arthur jacob arshawsky

  • noun United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004)
    Shaw; Artie Shaw.
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arthur james balfour

  • noun English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1848-1930)
    Balfour; 1st Earl of Balfour.
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arthur john gielgud

  • noun English actor of Shakespearean roles who was also noted for appearances in films (1904-2000)
    Gielgud; Sir John Gielgud.
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arthur koestler

  • noun British writer (born in Hungary) who wrote a novel exposing the Stalinist purges during the 1930s (1905-1983)
    Koestler.
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arthur laffer

  • noun United States economist who proposed the Laffer curve (born in 1940)
    Laffer.
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arthur marx

  • noun United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1893-1964)
    Harpo; Marx.
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arthur meier schlesinger

  • noun United States historian (1888-1965)
    Schlesinger; Arthur Meier Schlesinger.
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arthur meier schlesinger jr.

  • noun United States historian and advisor to President Kennedy (born in 1917)
    Schlesinger; Arthur Schlesinger; Arthur Meier Schlesinger Jr..
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arthur miller

  • noun United States playwright (1915-2005)
    Miller.
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arthur mitchell

  • noun United States dancer who formed the first Black classical ballet company (born in 1934)
    Mitchell.
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arthur neville chamberlain

  • noun British statesman who as Prime Minister pursued a policy of appeasement toward fascist Germany (1869-1940)
    Chamberlain; Neville Chamberlain.
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arthur rimbaud

  • noun French poet whose work influenced the surrealists (1854-1891)
    Rimbaud; Arthur Rimbaud.
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arthur robert ashe

  • noun United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993)
    Ashe; Arthur Ashe.
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arthur rubinstein

  • noun United States pianist (born in Poland) known for his interpretations of the music of Chopin (1886-1982)
    Artur Rubinstein; Rubinstein.
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arthur schlesinger

  • noun United States historian and advisor to President Kennedy (born in 1917)
    Schlesinger; Arthur Schlesinger; Arthur Meier Schlesinger Jr..
  • noun United States historian (1888-1965)
    Schlesinger; Arthur Meier Schlesinger.
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arthur schlesinger jr.

  • noun United States historian and advisor to President Kennedy (born in 1917)
    Schlesinger; Arthur Schlesinger; Arthur Meier Schlesinger Jr..
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arthur schopenhauer

  • noun German pessimist philosopher (1788-1860)
    Schopenhauer.
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arthur seymour sullivan

  • noun English composer of operettas who collaborated with the librettist William Gilbert (1842-1900)
    Sullivan; Arthur Sullivan; Arthur Seymour Sullivan.
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arthur stanley jefferson laurel

  • noun United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965)
    Laurel; Stan Laurel.
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arthur sullivan

  • noun English composer of operettas who collaborated with the librettist William Gilbert (1842-1900)
    Sullivan; Arthur Sullivan; Arthur Seymour Sullivan.
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arthur symons

  • noun English poet (1865-1945)
    Symons.
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arthur tappan

  • noun United States abolitionist (1786-1865)
    Tappan.
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arthur tatum

  • noun United States jazz pianist who was almost completely blind; his innovations influenced many other jazz musicians (1910-1956)
    Tatum; Art Tatum.
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arthur wellesley

  • noun British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)
    First Duke of Wellington; Iron Duke; Duke of Wellington; Wellington.
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bernard arthur owen williams

  • noun English philosopher credited with reviving the field of moral philosophy (1929-2003)
    Sir Bernard Williams; Williams.
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bertrand arthur william russell

  • noun English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Whitehead (1872-1970)
    Earl Russell; Bertrand Russell; Russell.
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chester a. arthur

  • noun elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
    Chester Alan Arthur; Arthur; Chester A. Arthur.
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chester alan arthur

  • noun elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
    Chester Alan Arthur; Arthur; Chester A. Arthur.
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donald arthur glaser

  • noun United States physicist who invented the bubble chamber to study subatomic particles (born in 1926)
    Glaser; Donald Glaser.
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eric arthur blair

  • noun imaginative British writer concerned with social justice (1903-1950)
    George Orwell; Eric Blair; Orwell.
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etienne-louis arthur fallot

  • noun French physician who described cardiac anomalies including Fallot's tetralogy (1850-1911)
    Fallot.
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evelyn arthur saint john waugh

  • noun English author of satirical novels (1903-1966)
    Waugh; Evelyn Waugh.
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james arthur baldwin

  • noun United States author who was an outspoken critic of racism (1924-1987)
    Baldwin; James Baldwin.
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jean nicholas arthur rimbaud

  • noun French poet whose work influenced the surrealists (1854-1891)
    Rimbaud; Arthur Rimbaud.
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king arthur

  • noun a legendary king of the Britons (possibly based on a historical figure in the 6th century but the story has been retold too many times to be sure); said to have led the Knights of the Round Table at Camelot
    Arthur.
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king arthur's round table

  • noun (legend) the circular table for King Arthur and his knights
    Round Table.
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port arthur

  • noun a major port city in northeastern China on the Liaodong Peninsula; now a part of Luda
    Lushun.
  • noun a battle in the Chino-Japanese War (1894); Japanese captured the port and fortifications from the Chinese
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president arthur

  • noun elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
    Chester Alan Arthur; Arthur; Chester A. Arthur.
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sir arthur conan doyle

  • noun British author who created Sherlock Holmes (1859-1930)
    Arthur Conan Doyle; A. Conan Doyle; Conan Doyle.
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sir arthur john evans

  • noun British archaeologist who excavated the palace of Knossos in Crete to find what he called Minoan civilization (1851-1941)
    Arthur Evans; Evans.
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sir arthur stanley eddington

  • noun English astronomer remembered for his popular elucidation of relativity theory (1882-1944)
    Eddington.
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sir arthur sullivan

  • noun English composer of operettas who collaborated with the librettist William Gilbert (1842-1900)
    Sullivan; Arthur Sullivan; Arthur Seymour Sullivan.
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sir arthur travers harris

  • noun British marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984)
    Bomber Harris; Harris.
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