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HARRISON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
9th President of the United States; caught pneumonia during his inauguration and died shortly after (1773-1841)
Synonyms:
Harrison; President Harrison; President William Henry Harrison; William Henry Harrison
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
Chief Executive; President; President of the United States; United States President (the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government)
Sense 2
Meaning:
23rd President of the United States (1833-1901)
Synonyms:
Benjamin Harrison; Harrison; President Benjamin Harrison; President Harrison
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
Chief Executive; President; President of the United States; United States President (the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government)
Sense 3
Meaning:
English rock star; lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943-2001)
Synonyms:
George Harrison; Harrison
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
rock star (a famous singer of rock music)
Holonyms ("Harrison" is a member of...):
Beatles (a rock group from Liverpool who between 1962 and 1970 produced a variety of hit songs and albums (most of them written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon))
Sense 4
Meaning:
English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990)
Synonyms:
Harrison; Reginald Carey Harrison; Rex Harrison; Sir Rex Harrison
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
actor; histrion; player; role player; thespian (a theatrical performer)
Context examples:
“That’s the way with her, Sir Charles,” said Harrison, resting his great hand upon the woman’s shoulder.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Harrison heard the order and understood what was demanded of him, but hesitated.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
The blind was not down in your room, and I could see Miss Harrison sitting there reading by the table.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“Come, wifie,” said Harrison, patting her on the shoulder.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“The first clean bite since I come aboard,” Harrison said to me at the galley door, as he returned the dinner pots and pans from the forecastle.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
Yes; I had given Miss Harrison instructions to lock the door on the outside and take the key with her when she went to bed.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“Well, it’s no use, sir,” said Harrison, “but I’d be glad to hear about it all the same.”
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
In truth, Harrison was very sick, as a person is sea-sick; and for a long time he clung to his precarious perch without attempting to move.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
“God bless you for saying that!” cried Miss Harrison.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“We’ll let you off this time, Harrison,” said he.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
