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Thompson
[ tomp-suhn, tom- ]
noun
- Benjamin, Count Rumford, 1753–1814, English physicist and diplomat, born in the U.S.
- David, 1770–1857, Canadian fur trader, surveyor, author, and explorer, born in England.
- David, born 1954, U.S. basketball player.
- Dorothy, 1894–1961, U.S. journalist.
- Francis, 1859–1907, English poet.
- J(ames) Walter, 1847–1928, U.S. advertising executive.
- Sir John Sparrow David, 1844–94, Canadian statesman: prime minister 1892–94.
- Randall, [ran, -dl], 1899–1984, U.S. composer and teacher.
- Sylvia, 1902–68, English novelist, born in Scotland.
- a city in N central Manitoba, in central Canada: nickel mining.
- a town in NE Connecticut.
- Thompson River, a river with two branches, North Thompson and South Thompson, that join in S British Columbia, Canada, flowing W and SW to the Fraser River: 304 miles (489 km) long.
- a river in S Iowa and N Missouri, flowing SE and S to the Grand River. 175 miles (282 km) long.
- former name of 첹ʼ貹ܳ.
Thompson
/ ˈtɒmsən; ˈtɒmpsən /
noun
- ThompsonBenjamin17531814MAnglo-AmericanSCIENCE: physicist Benjamin, Count Rumford. 1753–1814, Anglo-American physicist, noted for his work on the nature of heat
- ThompsonDaley1958MBritishSPORT AND GAMES: athlete Daley. born 1958, British athlete: Olympic decathlon champion (1980, 1984)
- ThompsonEmma1959FBritishTHEATRE: actress Emma. born 1959, British actress: her films include Howards End (1991), Sense and Sensibility (1996; also wrote screenplay), Primary Colors (1998), and Love Actually (2003)
- ThompsonFlora (Jane)18761947FBritishWRITING: writer Flora ( Jane ). 1876–1947, British writer, author of the autobiographical Lark Rise to Candleford (1945)
- ThompsonFrancis18591907MBritishWRITING: poet Francis. 1859–1907, British poet, best known for the mystical poem The Hound of Heaven (1893)
Thompson
- American-born British physicist who conducted numerous experiments on heat and friction, which led him to discover that heat is produced by moving particles.
Example Sentences
The 26 year old, who was arrested in December and accused of shooting Mr Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel, faces the charges of murder and stalking.
Mr Thompson was shot dead outside a hotel on 4 December.
Venables and Thompson led the toddler two-and-a-half miles away to a railway track, where they tortured him and beat him to death.
"We look at these projects as really long term projects," said Page Thompson, president of new ventures at Universal Destinations & Experiences, speaking for the first time since the announcement.
Prof Tim Thompson, the forensic expert who led the study, said this was the first "physical evidence" of gladiators fighting big cats.
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