washington : Idioms & Phrases


booker t. washington

  • noun United States educator who was born a slave but became educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama (1856-1915)
    Booker T. Washington; Washington.
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booker taliaferro washington

  • noun United States educator who was born a slave but became educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama (1856-1915)
    Booker T. Washington; Washington.
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capital of washington

  • noun capital of the state of Washington; located in western Washington on Puget Sound
    Olympia.
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george washington

  • noun 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)
    Washington; George Washington.
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george washington bridge

  • noun a suspension bridge across the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey
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george washington carver

  • noun United States botanist and agricultural chemist who developed many uses for peanuts and soy beans and sweet potatoes (1864-1943)
    Carver.
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george washington goethals

  • noun United States army officer and engineer who supervised the construction of the Panama Canal (1858-1928)
    Goethals.
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president washington

  • noun 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)
    Washington; George Washington.
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university of washington

  • noun a university in Seattle, Washington
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washington d.c.

  • noun the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
    Washington; American capital; capital of the United States.
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washington irving

  • noun United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859)
    Irving.
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washington monument

  • noun a stone obelisk built in Washington in 1884 to honor George Washington; 555 feet tall
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washington's birthday

  • noun the day on which George Washington is remembered
    February 22.
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