Words starting with W

• William Henry — Noun – English ～ English chemist who studied the quantities of gas absorbed by water at different temperatures and under different pressures (1775-1836)
• William Tecumseh Sherman — Noun – English ～ United States general who was commander of all Union troops in the West; he captured Atlanta and led a destructive march to the sea that cut the Confederacy in two (1820-1891)
• William Cowper — Noun – English ～ English surgeon who discovered Cowper's gland (1666-1709)
• William Penn Adair Rogers — Noun – English ～ United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
• William the Conqueror — Noun – English ～ duke of Normandy who led the Norman invasion of England and became the first Norman to be King of England; he defeated Harold II at the battle of Hastings in 1066 and introduced many Norman customs into England (1027-1087)
• William Seward Burroughs — Noun – English ～ United States inventor who patented the first practical adding machine (1855-1898)
• William Thompson — Noun – English ～ British physicist who invented the Kelvin scale of temperature and pioneered undersea telegraphy (1824-1907)
• William Claude Dukenfield — Noun – English ～ United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
• William Kidd — Noun – English ～ Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701)
• William Curtis — Noun – English ～ English botanical writer and publisher (1746-1799)
• William Inge — Noun – English ～ United States playwright (1913-1973)
• William III — Noun – English ～ King of England and Scotland and Ireland; he married the daughter of James II and was invited by opponents of James II to invade England; when James fled, William III and Mary II were declared joint monarchs (1650-1702)
• William Makepeace Thackeray — Noun – English ～ English writer (born in India) (1811-1863)
• William Richard Morris — Noun – English ～ British industrialist who manufactured automobiles and created a philanthropic foundation (1877-1963)
• William Bradford — Noun – English ～ United States printer (born in England) whose press produced the first American prayer book and the New York City's first newspaper (1663-1752)
• William S. Gilbert — Noun – English ～ a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911)
• William Congreve — Noun – English ～ English playwright remembered for his comedies (1670-1729)
• William Mitchell — Noun – English ～ United States aviator and general who was an early advocate of military air power (1879-1936)
• William Clark Gable — Noun – English ～ United States film actor (1901-1960)
• William Pitt — Noun – English ～ English statesman who brought the Seven Years' War to an end (1708-1778)

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