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Lawrence > 7 senses
NOUN1Lawrence, Saint Lawrence, St. Lawrence, LaurentiusRoman martyr
2Lawrence, T. E. Lawrence, Thomas Edward Lawrence, Lawrence of ArabiaWelsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks
3Lawrence, Sir Thomas LawrenceEnglish portrait painter remembered for the series of portraits of the leaders of the alliance against Napoleon (1769-1830)
4Lawrence, Gertrude LawrenceEnglish actress (1898-1952)
5Lawrence, E. O. Lawrence, Ernest Orlando LawrenceUnited States physicist who developed the cyclotron (1901-1958)
6Lawrence, D. H. Lawrence, David Herbert LawrenceEnglish novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned industrial society and explored sexual relationships (1885-1930)
7LawrenceA town in northeastern Kansas on the Kansas River
Lawrence > pronunciation
Soundslao'rahns
Rhymesabeyance, abhorrence, absence, and 264 more rhymes in ahns...
Lawrence > noun 1, person
MeaningRoman martyr. Supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258).
SynonymsSaint Lawrence, St. Lawrence, Laurentius
CategoryChristianity, Christian religion
Instance ofmartyr; saint
Lawrence > noun 2, person
MeaningWelsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks. He later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935).
SynonymsT. E. Lawrence, Thomas Edward Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia
Instance ofsoldier; writer, author
Lawrence > noun 3, person
MeaningEnglish portrait painter remembered for the series of portraits of the leaders of the alliance against Napoleon (1769-1830).
SynonymsSir Thomas Lawrence
Instance ofpainter
Lawrence > noun 4, person
MeaningEnglish actress (1898-1952).
SynonymsGertrude Lawrence
Instance ofactress
Lawrence > noun 5, person
MeaningUnited States physicist who developed the cyclotron (1901-1958).
SynonymsE. O. Lawrence, Ernest Orlando Lawrence
Instance ofnuclear physicist
Lawrence > noun 6, person
MeaningEnglish novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned industrial society and explored sexual relationships (1885-1930).
SynonymsD. H. Lawrence, David Herbert Lawrence
Instance ofwriter, author
Lawrence > noun 7, location
MeaningA town in northeastern Kansas on the Kansas River. Scene of raids by John Brown in 1856.
Part ofKansas, Sunflower State, KS
Instance oftown

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