watson
/ˈwɑts(ə)n/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A northern English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
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A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
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An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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A town in the Rural Municipality of Lakeside No. 338, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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A number of places in the United States:
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A number of places in the United States:
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Example Sentences
Etymology
Etymology tree English Wat Proto-Indo-European *sew-? Proto-Indo-European *sewH- Proto-Indo-European *suHnús Proto-Germanic *sunuz Proto-West Germanic *sunu Old English sunu Middle English sone Middle English -son English -son English Watson From Wat + -son.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈwɑts(ə)n/
- British English: /ˈwɒtsn̩/
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
Watson-Crick model
Watson Island
Watsons Bay
Watson syndrome
Dr. Watsonish
elementary, my dear Watson
Doctor Watson
fictional character in
Frequently Paired Words
Doctor Watson
fictional character in
and narrator of the Sherlock Holmes stories
James D. Watson
co-discoverer of the structure of DNA
Watt