samuel : Idioms & Phrases


1 samuel

  • noun the first of two books in the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David
    1 Samuel.
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2 samuel

  • noun the second of two books of the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David
    2 Samuel.
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i samuel

  • noun the first of two books in the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David
    1 Samuel.
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ii samuel

  • noun the second of two books of the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David
    2 Samuel.
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samuel adams

  • noun American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
    Sam Adams; Adams.
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samuel barber

  • noun United States composer (1910-1981)
    Barber.
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samuel beckett

  • noun a playwright and novelist (born in Ireland) who lived in France; wrote plays for the theater of the absurd (1906-1989)
    Beckett.
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samuel butler

  • noun English novelist who described a fictitious land he called Erewhon (1835-1902)
    Butler.
  • noun English poet (1612-1680)
    Butler.
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samuel dashiell hammett

  • noun United States writer of hard-boiled detective fiction (1894-1961)
    Dashiell Hammett; Hammett.
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samuel de champlain

  • noun French explorer in Nova Scotia who established a settlement on the site of modern Quebec (1567-1635)
    Champlain.
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samuel f. b. morse

  • noun United States portrait painter who patented the telegraph and developed the Morse code (1791-1872)
    Samuel Finley Breese Morse; Samuel F. B. Morse; Morse.
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samuel finley breese morse

  • noun United States portrait painter who patented the telegraph and developed the Morse code (1791-1872)
    Samuel Finley Breese Morse; Samuel F. B. Morse; Morse.
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samuel goldwyn

  • noun United States film maker (born in Poland) who founded his own film company and later merged with Louis B. Mayer (1882-1974)
    Sam Goldwyn; Goldwyn.
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samuel gompers

  • noun United States labor leader (born in England) who was president of the American Federation of Labor from 1886 to 1924 (1850-1924)
    Gompers.
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samuel houston

  • noun United States politician and military leader who fought to gain independence for Texas from Mexico and to make it a part of the United States (1793-1863)
    Houston; Sam Houston.
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samuel huntington

  • noun American revolutionary leader who signed the Declaration of Independence and was president of the Continental Congress (1731-1796)
    Huntington.
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samuel jackson snead

  • noun United States golfer known for the graceful arc of his swing (1912-2002)
    Snead; Sam Snead.
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samuel johnson

  • noun English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
    Dr. Johnson; Johnson.
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samuel langhorne clemens

  • noun United States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910)
    Clemens; Mark Twain.
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samuel morse

  • noun United States portrait painter who patented the telegraph and developed the Morse code (1791-1872)
    Samuel Finley Breese Morse; Samuel F. B. Morse; Morse.
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samuel pepys

  • noun English diarist whose diary contained detailed descriptions of 17th century disasters in England (1633-1703)
    Pepys.
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samuel pierpoint langley

  • noun United States astronomer and aviation pioneer who invented the bolometer and contributed to the design of early aircraft (1834-1906)
    Langley.
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samuel rawson gardiner

  • noun British historian remembered for his ten-volume history of England (1829-1902)
    Gardiner.
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samuel rosenstock

  • noun French poet (born in Romania) who was one of the cofounders of the dada movement (1896-1963)
    Tzara; Tristan Tzara.
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samuel taylor coleridge

  • noun English romantic poet (1772-1834)
    Coleridge.
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samuel wiesenthal

  • noun Austrian investigator of Nazi war crimes (born in 1908)
    Wiesenthal.
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samuel wilder

  • noun United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor infused many of the films he made (1906-2002)
    Billy Wilder; Wilder.
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stephen samuel wise

  • noun United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)
    Wise.
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theodore samuel williams

  • noun United States baseball player noted as a hitter (1918-2002)
    Ted Williams; Williams.
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