Found 2 items, similar to Shaw.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Shaw Shaw n 1: United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (born in 1910) [syn: Artie Shaw, Arthur Jacob Arshawsky] 2: United States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818-1885) [syn: Henry Wheeler Shaw, Josh Billings] 3: United States physician and suffragist (1847-1919) [syn: Anna Howard Shaw ] 4: British playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian Society (1856-1950) [syn: G. B. Shaw, George Bernard Shaw ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Shaw Shaw \Shaw\ (sh[add]), n. [OE. schawe, scha[yogh]e, thicket, grove, AS. scaga; akin to Dan. skov, Sw. skog, Icel. sk[=o]gr.] 1. A thicket; a small wood or grove. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Burns. [1913 Webster] Gaillard he was as goldfinch in the shaw. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] The green shaws, the merry green woods. --Howitt. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. The leaves and tops of vegetables, as of potatoes, turnips, etc. [Scot.] --Jamieson. [1913 Webster]