Lawrence

noun

1. Roman 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)

   noun.person

   Synonyms laurentius saint lawrence st. lawrence

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935)

   noun.person

   Synonyms lawrence of arabia t. e. lawrence thomas edward lawrence

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. English portrait painter remembered for the series of portraits of the leaders of the alliance against Napoleon (1769-1830)

   noun.person

   Synonyms sir thomas lawrence

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. English actress (1898-1952)

   noun.person

   Synonyms gertrude lawrence

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. United States physicist who developed the cyclotron (1901-1958)

   noun.person

   Synonyms e. o. lawrence ernest orlando lawrence

   Source: WordNet 3.0

6. English novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned industrial society and explored sexual relationships (1885-1930)

   noun.person

   Synonyms d. h. lawrence david herbert lawrence

   Source: WordNet 3.0

7. a town in northeastern Kansas on the Kansas River; scene of raids by John Brown in 1856

   noun.location

   Source: WordNet 3.0