jackson : Idioms & Phrases

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andrew jackson

  • noun 7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845)
    Old Hickory; Jackson.
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andrew jackson downing

  • noun United States landscape architect who designed the grounds of the White House and the Capitol Building (1815-1852)
    Downing.
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baroness jackson of lodsworth

  • noun English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)
    Barbara Ward; Ward.
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frederick jackson turner

  • noun United States historian who stressed the role of the western frontier in American history (1861-1951)
    Turner.
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glenda jackson

  • noun English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
    Jackson.
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helen hunt jackson

  • noun United States writer of romantic novels about the unjust treatment of Native Americans (1830-1885)
    Helen Hunt Jackson; Jackson.
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helen maria fiske hunt jackson

  • noun United States writer of romantic novels about the unjust treatment of Native Americans (1830-1885)
    Helen Hunt Jackson; Jackson.
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jackson pollock

  • noun United States artist famous for painting with a drip technique; a leader of abstract expressionism in America (1912-1956)
    Pollock.
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jesse jackson

  • noun United States civil rights leader who led a national campaign against racial discrimination and ran for presidential nomination (born in 1941)
    Jackson; Jesse Jackson.
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jesse louis jackson

  • noun United States civil rights leader who led a national campaign against racial discrimination and ran for presidential nomination (born in 1941)
    Jackson; Jesse Jackson.
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lowell jackson thomas

  • noun a radio broadcast journalist during World War I and World War II noted for his nightly new broadcast (1892-1981)
    Thomas; Lowell Thomas.
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mahalia jackson

  • noun United States singer who did much to popularize gospel music (1911-1972)
    Jackson.
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michael jackson

  • noun United States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s (born in 1958)
    Michael Jackson; Jackson.
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michael joe jackson

  • noun United States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s (born in 1958)
    Michael Jackson; Jackson.
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port jackson fig

  • noun Australian tree resembling the banyan often planted for ornament; introduced into South Africa for brushwood
    rusty rig; Botany Bay fig; Ficus rubiginosa; little-leaf fig.
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port jackson heath

  • noun small shrub of southern and western Australia having pinkish to rosy purple tubular flowers
    Epacris purpurascens.
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port jackson pine

  • noun Australian cypress pine having globular cones
    Callitris cupressiformis.
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samuel jackson snead

  • noun United States golfer known for the graceful arc of his swing (1912-2002)
    Snead; Sam Snead.
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shelton jackson lee

  • noun United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
    Spike Lee; Lee.
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stonewall jackson

  • noun general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a stone wall (1824-1863)
    Thomas Jackson; Thomas J. Jackson; Stonewall Jackson; Jackson.
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thomas j. jackson

  • noun general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a stone wall (1824-1863)
    Thomas Jackson; Thomas J. Jackson; Stonewall Jackson; Jackson.
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thomas jackson

  • noun general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a stone wall (1824-1863)
    Thomas Jackson; Thomas J. Jackson; Stonewall Jackson; Jackson.
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thomas jonathan jackson

  • noun general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a stone wall (1824-1863)
    Thomas Jackson; Thomas J. Jackson; Stonewall Jackson; Jackson.
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