Shaw, G. B. Shaw, George Bernard Shaw
(noun) British playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian Society (1856-1950)
Shaw, Anna Howard Shaw
(noun) United States physician and suffragist (1847-1919)
Shaw, Henry Wheeler Shaw, Josh Billings
(noun) United States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818-1885)
Shaw, Artie Shaw, Arthur Jacob Arshawsky
(noun) United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
shaw (plural shaws)
(dated) A thicket; a small wood or grove.
(Scotland) The leaves and tops of vegetables, especially potatoes and turnips.
• -wash, WASH, Wahs, Wash, Wash., haws, shwa, wahs, wash
Shaw (plural Shaws)
An English topographic surname for someone who lived by a small wood or copse.
A place name, including
A town in Shaw and Crompton parish, Oldham borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD9308).
A village near Newbury, Berkshire, England.
A village near Melksham, Wiltshire, England.
An unincorporated community in Neosho County, Kansas, United States.
A small city in Mississippi, United States.
A neighbourhood in Washington, D.C., United States.
A neighbourhood in St. Louis, Missouri.
• -wash, WASH, Wahs, Wash, Wash., haws, shwa, wahs, wash
Source: Wiktionary
Shaw, n. Etym: [OE. schawe, scha, thicket, grove, AS. scaga; akin to Dan. skov, Sw. skog, Icel. sk.]
1. A thicket; a small wood or grove. [Obs. or Prov.Eng. & Scot.] Burns. Gaillard he was as goldfinch in the shaw. Chaucer. The green shaws, the merry green woods. Howitt.
2. pl.
Definition: The leaves and tops of vegetables, as of potatoes, turnips, etc. [Scot.] Jamieson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 May 2025
(noun) a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); “the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
