English Dictionary

TAFT

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

Overview

TAFT (noun)
  The noun TAFT has 2 senses:

1. United States sculptor (1860-1936)play

2. 27th President of the United States and later chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1857-1930)play

  Familiarity information: TAFT used as a noun is rare.


English dictionary: Word details


TAFT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

United States sculptor (1860-1936)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Lorado Taft; Taft

Instance hypernyms:

carver; sculptor; sculpturer; statue maker (an artist who creates sculptures)


Sense 2

Meaning:

27th President of the United States and later chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1857-1930)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

President Taft; Taft; William Howard Taft

Instance hypernyms:

chief justice (the judge who presides over a supreme court)

Chief Executive; President; President of the United States; United States President (the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government)


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"Good wine needs no bush." (English proverb)

"To the man behave like a man, to the dog behave like a dog." (Albanian proverb)

"Lies are the plague of speech." (Arabic proverb)

"He who lives fast goes straight to his death." (Corsican proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact