watson
IPA: wˈɑtsʌn
Root Word: Watson
noun
- A northern English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
- Any character who acts as a catalyst for the detective protagonist's mental processes in a mystery story; a consciousness that is privy to facts in the case without being in on the conclusions drawn from them until the proper time. After William L. DeAndrea, discussing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
- A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
- A town in the Rural Municipality of Lakeside No. 338, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Alabama.
- A minor city in Desha County, Arkansas.
- A village in Effingham County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Clark County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa.
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Livingston Parish, Louisiana.
- A minor city in Chippewa County, Minnesota.
- A village in Atchison County, Missouri.
- A town in Lewis County, New York.
- An unincorporated community in Seneca County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in McCurtain County, Oklahoma.
- An unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia.
- An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Examples of "watson" in Sentences
- The at t watson speech recognizer.
- Watson asked him to be a coauthor of the paper.
- Incidentally Watson is the fringe of the fringe.
- Watson is too guileless to be a proper detective.
- Holmes upbraids Watson for his lackluster results.
- The current warden of the facility is Bryan Watson.
- The last of the petrol engines was designed by Watson himself.
- The key assets of the club were purchased by business tycoon Eric Watson.
- Watson recovered the first fumble of his career against the Seattle Seahawks.
- Bullock climbed the scaffold and pulled the lever, sending Watson to his death.
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