English noun: Scott |
1. | Scott (person) award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999) |
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| Synonyms | George C. Scott |
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| Instance hypernym | actor, histrion, player, role player, thespian |
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2. | Scott (person) English explorer who reached the South Pole just a month after Amundsen; he and his party died on the return journey (1868-1912) |
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| Synonyms | Robert Falcon Scott, Robert Scott |
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| Instance hypernym | adventurer, explorer |
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3. | Scott (person) United States general who was a hero of the War of 1812 and who defeated Santa Anna in the Mexican War (1786-1866) |
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| Synonyms | Winfield Scott |
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| Instance hypernym | full general, general |
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4. | Scott (person) British author of historical novels and ballads (1771-1832) |
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| Synonyms | Sir Walter Scott, Walter Scott |
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| Instance hypernym | author, writer |
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5. | Scott (person) United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858) |
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| Synonyms | Dred Scott |
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| Instance hypernym | slave |
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