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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004);
[syn: Shaw, Artie Shaw, Arthur Jacob Arshawsky]

2. United States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818-1885);
[syn: Shaw, Henry Wheeler Shaw, Josh Billings]

3. United States physician and suffragist (1847-1919);
[syn: Shaw, Anna Howard Shaw]

4. British playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian Society (1856-1950);
[syn: Shaw, G. B. Shaw, George Bernard Shaw]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Shaw \Shaw\ (sh[add]), n. [OE. schawe, scha[yogh]e, thicket, grove, AS. scaga; akin to Dan. skov, Sw. skog, Icel. sk[=o]gr.] 1. A thicket; a small wood or grove. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Burns. [1913 Webster] Gaillard he was as goldfinch in the shaw. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] The green shaws, the merry green woods. --Howitt. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. The leaves and tops of vegetables, as of potatoes, turnips, etc. [Scot.] --Jamieson. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Shaw n 1: United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004) [syn: Shaw, Artie Shaw, Arthur Jacob Arshawsky] 2: United States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818-1885) [syn: Shaw, Henry Wheeler Shaw, Josh Billings] 3: United States physician and suffragist (1847-1919) [syn: Shaw, Anna Howard Shaw] 4: British playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian Society (1856-1950) [syn: Shaw, G. B. Shaw, George Bernard Shaw]
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Shaw, MS -- U.S. city in Mississippi Population (2000): 2312 Housing Units (2000): 785 Land area (2000): 1.110031 sq. miles (2.874967 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.110031 sq. miles (2.874967 sq. km) FIPS code: 67000 Located within: Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28 Location: 33.601549 N, 90.770720 W ZIP Codes (1990): 38773 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Shaw, MS Shaw