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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: 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) [syn: Lawrence, Saint Lawrence, St. Lawrence, Laurentius]
2: Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935) [syn: Lawrence, T. E. Lawrence, Thomas Edward Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia]
3: English portrait painter remembered for the series of portraits of the leaders of the alliance against Napoleon (1769-1830) [syn: Lawrence, Sir Thomas Lawrence]
4: English actress (1898-1952) [syn: Lawrence, Gertrude Lawrence]
5: United States physicist who developed the cyclotron (1901-1958) [syn: Lawrence, E. O. Lawrence, Ernest Orlando Lawrence]
6: English novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned industrial society and explored sexual relationships (1885-1930) [syn: Lawrence, D. H. Lawrence, David Herbert Lawrence]
7: a town in northeastern Kansas on the Kansas River; scene of raids by John Brown in 1856

Merriam Webster's

I. biographical name David 1888-1973 American journalist II. biographical name D(avid) H(erbert) 1885-1930 English novelist • Lawrencian or Lawrentian or Laurentian adjective III. biographical name Ernest Orlando 1901-1958 American physicist IV. biographical name Gertrude 1898-1952 originally Gertrud Alexandra Dagmar Lawrence Klasen English actress V. biographical name James 1781-1813 American naval officer VI. biographical name Sir Thomas 1769-1830 English painter VII. biographical name T(homas) E(dward) 1888-1935 Lawrence of Arabia later surname Shaw British archaeologist, soldier, & writer VIII. geographical name 1. town central Indiana NE of Indianapolis population 38,915 2. city NE Kansas WSW of Kansas City population 80,098 3. city NE corner of Massachusetts population 72,043