Scottish obstetrician and surgeon who pioneered in the use of ether and discovered the anesthetic effects of chloroform (1811-1870) United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication
Someone trained in forestry English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain Horatio Hornblower (1899-1966)
(thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work; "entropy increases as matter and energy in the universe degrade to an ultimate state of inert uniformity" the 19th letter of the Roman alphabet a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions) 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
Confusion characterized by lack of clarity an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"
Darkened with overcast; "a dark day"; "a dull sky"; "a grey rainy afternoon"; "grey clouds"; "the sky was leaden and thick" intermediate in character or position; "a grey area between clearly legal and strictly illegal" used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms); "a stalwart grey figure" showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head" of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black; "the little grey cells"; "gray flannel suit"; "a man with greyish hair" horse of a light gray or whitish color clothing that is a grey color; "he was dressed in grey" a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey; "the Confederate army was a vast grey" Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845) Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554) United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939) turn grey; "Her hair began to grey" make grey; "The painter decided to grey the sky"
Made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny black patents"
A project of personal concern to someone; "this project is his baby" an immature childish person; "he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived"; "stop being a baby!" the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young); "the baby of the family"; "the baby of the Supreme Court" a very young mammal; "baby rabbits" (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "isn't she too young to have a baby?" treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
A docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision; "his students followed him like sheep" a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat