(n) United States linguist (born in Ukraine) who developed mathematical linguistics and interpreted speech and writing in a social context (1909-1992), Syn. Zellig Harris, Zellig Sabbatai Harris
(n) British marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984), Syn. Bomber Harris, Sir Arthur Travers Harris
(n) genus of slender often treelike spiny cacti with solitary showy nocturnal white or pink flowers; Florida and Caribbean to South America, Syn. genus Harrisia
(n) United States lawyer and politician who formulated a production code that prescribed the moral content of United States films from 1930 to 1966 (1879-1954), Syn. William Harrison Hays, Will Hays
(n) United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930), Syn. Mary Harris Jones, Mother Jones
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
prop. n. (Bot.) A genus of slender often treelike spiny cacti with solitary showy nocturnal white or pink flowers; Florida and Caribbean to South America. Syn. -- genus Harrisia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]