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Davy Jones
Davy Jones personification or spirit of the sea. The name is best known in the expression "Davy Jones's locker," meaning the bottom of the sea, to which drowned sailors go. ... Read more
Davis Strait
Davis Strait c.400 mi (640 km) long and c.180 mi (290 km) wide at the narrowest point, between Greenland and Baffin Island, NE Canada, connecting the Atlantic Ocean and Baffin Bay. Large amounts of ice and icebergs move south through the strait. The British explorer John Davis sailed through it in ... Read more
Emily Davies
Emily Davies (Sarah Emily Davies) , 1830-1921, British feminist, co-founder of Girton College, Cambridge. Educated at home, she became (1862) secretary of a committee to obtain the admission of women to university examinations. Out of this undertaking grew another committee, of which she was also ... Read more
David Davis
David Davis 1815-86, American jurist, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1862-77), b. Cecil co., Md., grad. Kenyon College, 1832; cousin of Henry Winter Davis. In 1836 he settled as a lawyer in Bloomington, Ill., his home thereafter. From 1848 to 1862 Davis presided over the eighth judici... Read more
Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis 1808-89, American statesman, President of the Southern Confederacy, b. Fairview, near Elkton, Ky. His birthday was June 3. Early Life Davis's parents moved to Mississippi when he was a boy. He was given a classical education at Transylvania Univ. and was appointed to West ... Read more
John Davis
John Davis 1550?-1605, English navigator. He made his first voyage in search of the Northwest Passage in 1585, continuing the work of Martin Frobisher . On this voyage he discovered Cumberland Sound of Baffin Island and made explorations that prepared the way for his later voyages in 1586 and 15... Read more
Elmer Davis
Elmer Davis 1890-1958, American newspaperman, radio commentator, and author, b. Aurora, Ind. Davis was a Rhodes scholar (1910-13) at Oxford. For 10 years (1914-24) he was on the staff of the New York Times. In 1939 he became radio news analyst for the Columbia Broadcasting System. He soon became ... Read more
Miles Davis
Miles Davis 1926-91, American jazz musician, b. Alton, Ill. Rising to prominence with the birth of modern jazz in the mid-1940s, when he was a sideman in Charlie Parker 's bop quintet, Davis became a dominant force in jazz trumpet. He was influential in the development of "cool" jazz in 1949-5... Read more
Stuart Davis
Stuart Davis 1894-1964, American painter, b. Philadelphia, studied with Robert Henri in New York City. At the age of 19 he did drawings and covers for The Masses and exhibited in the Armory Show. One of the early jazz enthusiasts, Davis is often said to have incorporated its exciting tempos into ... Read more
Bette Davis
Bette Davis , 1908-89, American film actress, b. Lowell, Mass., as Ruth Elizabeth Davis. One of the most durable stars of the American screen, she made her debut in 1931. With a strikingly artificial yet emotionally compelling acting style and distinctive features that gave her an unconventional bea... Read more

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Jefferson Davis
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Jefferson Davis Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was president of the Confederate States of America...slavery to a crusade for independence. History has served Jefferson Davis badly by placing him opposite Abraham Lincoln. Davis is grudged even...
Sammy Davis Jr
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Sammy Davis Jr. American entertainer Sammy Davis, Jr. (1925-1990) had a career that spanned more than five...Broadway, film, and performing on the Las Vegas strip. Sammy Davis, Jr.'s death in 1990 robbed American audiences of a favorite...
Bette Davis
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Bette Davis Considered by some to be unappealing in her first screen tests, Bette Davis (1908-1989) went on to become one of Hollywood...Awards and was nominated eight other times. Bette Davis's career, which spanned some 60 years, included...
Davis, Ossie
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography Ossie Davis Born: December 18, 1917 Cogdell, Georgia...playwright, director, and activist Ossie Davis is a leading African American playwright...American film directors. Early life Ossie Davis was born in Cogdell, Georgia, on December...
Angela Davis
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Angela Davis A scholar, activist, and professed Communist, Angela Davis (born 1944) became a leading advocate of civil rights...in the United States. In August 1970 Angela Yvonne Davis was catapulted into the national spotlight when she...
Davis, Angela Yvonne
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law DAVIS, ANGELA YVONNE Angela Yvonne Davis, political activist, author, professor, and Communist party...symbol of the black liberation movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Davis was born in Birmingham, Alabama, on January 26, 1944, the...
John Davis
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography John Davis English navigator John Davis (ca. 1550-1605), though remembered chiefly as a northern...part in naval fighting, and invented a nautical instrument. John Davis, a Devonshire man, was friendly with the Gilbert and Raleigh...
Stuart Davis
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Stuart Davis Stuart Davis (1894-1964) was an American cubist painter whose colorful compositions...structure, often camouflaged the American flavor of his themes. Stuart Davis was born in Philadelphia on Dec. 7, 1894. His father was the art...
Davis, Miles
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography Miles Davis Born: May 25, 1926 Alton, Illinois Died...composer, and small-band leader, Miles Davis was the leading jazz musician for more than...from jazz royalty. Early life Miles Dewey Davis III was born to Miles Davis Jr. and Cleota...
Davis Jr., Sammy
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography Sammy Davis Jr. Born: December 8, 1925 New York...dancer, and actor American entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. had a career that spanned more than...Learned to tap dance like a master Sammy Davis Jr., born on December 8, 1925, began...

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Davis, Miles
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 MILES DAVIS Born: Miles Dewey Davis III; Alton, Illinois, 26 May 1926; died 28 September 1991...1997 re-issue) Hit songs since 1990: "Time after Time" Miles Davis has been the missing giant of American popular music since his death...
Davis, Imprisonment and Trial of
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History DAVIS, IMPRISONMENT AND TRIAL OF DAVIS, IMPRISONMENT AND TRIAL OF. Jefferson Davis, the president of the former Confederate States of America, was arrested on 10 May 1865 by the Union army. Originally charged in the conspiracy to assassinate...
Davis, William Morris
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Davis, William Morris ( b . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 12 February...geography, geomorphology, geology, meteorology . William Morris Davis was the son of Edward M. Davis and Martha Mott Davis, both members of the Society of Friends...
Davis, Geena
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers DAVIS, Geena Nationality: American. Born: Virginia Davis in Wareham, Massachusetts, 21 January 1957. Family...Stuart Little (Minkoff) (as Mrs. Little) Publications By DAVIS: articles— "Accidental Ingenue," interview...
Davis, Judy
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers DAVIS, Judy Nationality: Australian. Born: Perth, Australia, 23...Afternoon (Seidelman) (as Cassandra Reilly) Publications By DAVIS: articles— "Judy Davis: An Actress of Raw Nerve," interview with Graham Fuller, in...
Davis, Alexander Jackson
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Davis, Alexander Jackson (1803–92...become a partner in his office. Town&Davis evolved a bold Greek Revival style, and...now the Federal Hall Memorial Museum). Davis invented a variety of multi-storey fenestration...
Davis, Jefferson
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Davis, Jefferson (1808?–89) president...Kentucky, but reared largely in Mississippi. Davis studied at West Point (1824-28), where...in a court-martial for insubordination, Davis resigned from the army (1835). After several...
Davis-Johnston Controversy
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History DAVIS-JOHNSTON CONTROVERSY DAVIS-JOHNSTON CONTROVERSY, the factional differences between Confederacy president Jefferson Davis and his friends on the one hand, and Gen. J. E. Johnston and...
Davis, Charles Henry
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Davis, Charles Henry (1807–77) naval...hydrographer born in Boston, Massachusetts. Davis directed the compilation of the American...South Carolina (1861). After the war Davis became superintendent of the Naval Observatory...
Davis, Stuart
Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art Davis, Stuart (1894–1964). American...the spirit of the Ashcan School . In 1913 Davis was one of the youngest exhibitors at the...Gallery, New York, in 1917. During the 1920s Davis achieved a sophisticated grasp of Cubism...

Thesaurus entries related to "Davis"

stoop
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...3. he stoops when he walks synonyms : hunch one's shoulders, walk with a stoop, be round-shouldered.   4. Davis would stoop to committing a crime synonyms : lower oneself, sink, descend, resort; go as far as, sink as low as. •...
prologue
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus prologue • noun  Davis wrote the prologue to her brother's autobiography synonyms : introduction, foreword, preface, preamble, prelude; informal intro, lead-in; formal exordium, proem, prolegomenon. antonym: epilogue.
delectable
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...yummy, finger-licking, lip-smacking, melt-in-your-mouth. antonym: unpalatable.   2. the delectable Ms. Davis synonyms : delightful, pleasant, lovely, captivating, charming, enchanting, appealing, beguiling; beautiful, attractive...

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Davis Super Meet
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 3/27/2008; 700+ words ; BOYS RESULTS FINAL TEAM SCORES 203 -- Davis 129 -- Fremont 83 -- Box Elder 79...57'11.00 Shot Put, Bryce Hall, Davis INDIVIDUAL RESULTS * - state qualifying...Fremont 4. 5'10 -- Alec Pectol, Davis 4. 5'10 -- Dan Hayward, Davis 6...
Davis eludes yet another biographer
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 5/25/1992; ; 700+ words ; BETTE DAVIS By Barbara Leaming Simon & Schuster, 397 pp. illustrated, $25 "I am just too much," Bette Davis once told an interviewer. Certainly Davis has been too much for her biographers, of which there have...
Davis County by the numbers
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 2/25/2005; ; 700+ words ; In a numbers game, Davis County many times finds itself at the...this wasn't always so. Although today Davis is only 268 square miles, far below the...miles -- in the early days Morgan and Davis were one single county. According to...
Davis Is Starting to Catch On; Terps Tight End Flashes Skills, Inconsistencies
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/5/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...Joel Statham completed a pass to Vernon Davis, who galloped 33 yards toward the end...cornerback Bryant McFadden. Waiting for Davis to arrive, McFadden stood his ground inside the Seminoles 5. At this point, Davis said, he had to decide in an instant whether...
Shani Davis does things his way
News Wire article from: AP Online; 2/4/2010; ; 700+ words ; ...stars, a call seeking comment from Shani Davis receives this message: "You have reached the offices of Team Davis," the voice says. "...requests at this time." Call Davis the anti-star. Everything he does...
Davis defiant about keeping 'Defiance' art
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times (IL); 1/24/2010; ; 700+ words ; ...Statue Back!" did state Rep. Monique Davis not understand?On Friday, Chicago Sun-Times columnist Michael Sneed reported that Davis has possession of a $25,000 sculpture...Defiance" sculpture weighs 400 pounds, Davis didn't pick it up and haul it to her...
Betty Davis: A 'Nasty Gal' Ahead Of Her Time
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 10/26/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...Things Considered 10-26-2009 Betty Davis: A 'Nasty Gal' Ahead Of Her Time Host...Play Audio ROBERT SIEGEL, host: Bette Davis, spelled with an E at the end of Bette...film actress, but there is another Betty Davis, spelled with a Y, who is a funk singer...
Shani Davis won't skate 5 events at Olympics
News Wire article from: AP Online; 1/27/2010; ; 700+ words ; Shani Davis decided four Olympic races is enough. The...when it came time to make the final call, Davis backed out on the longest race at Vancouver...told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Davis withdrew his name from the 10,000 before...
DAVIS GETS COMMUNITY SERVICE
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 9/23/1998; 700+ words ; PHOTO - Jamaal L. Davis (COLOR) THIS ELECTRONIC VERSION MAY...High School basketball star Jamaal L. Davis must serve 150 hours of community service...Schiralli sentenced the 19-year-old Davis - now on a basketball scholarship at Purdue...
Davis joins the Parade: Mosley running back one of six Florida prep football stars selected as All-American.
Newspaper article from: News Herald (Panama City, FL); 2/7/2007; 700+ words ; ...Feb. 7--LYNN HAVEN -- When the late Henry Davis held his son, Enrique, for the first time, he...that he had his All-American. Now, the younger Davis officially owns the title. Davis was named a Parade All-American in Sunday's...