Lawrence
(noun) a town in northeastern Kansas on the Kansas River; scene of raids by John Brown in 1856
Lawrence, D. H. Lawrence, David Herbert Lawrence
(noun) English novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned industrial society and explored sexual relationships (1885-1930)
Lawrence, E. O. Lawrence, Ernest Orlando Lawrence
(noun) United States physicist who developed the cyclotron (1901-1958)
Lawrence, Gertrude Lawrence
(noun) English actress (1898-1952)
Lawrence, Sir Thomas Lawrence
(noun) English portrait painter remembered for the series of portraits of the leaders of the alliance against Napoleon (1769-1830)
Lawrence, T. E. Lawrence, Thomas Edward Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia
(noun) Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935)
Lawrence, Saint Lawrence, St. Lawrence, Laurentius
(noun) Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church’s treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
