Associations to the word «Hughes»

Wiktionary

HUGHES, proper noun. A Welsh and English patronymic surname​ derived from the given name Hugh.
HUGHES, proper noun. A Welsh surname; a variant of Howells.
HUGHES, proper noun. A city in Alaska.
HUGHES, proper noun. A city in Arkansas.
HUGHES, proper noun. A town in Wisconsin.
HUGHES SYNDROME, noun. An autoimmune, hypercoagulable state caused by antibodies against cell-membrane phospholipids, leading to blood clots and pregnancy complications.

Dictionary definition

HUGHES, noun. English poet (born in 1930).
HUGHES, noun. United States writer (1902-1967).
HUGHES, noun. United States industrialist who was an aviator and a film producer; during the last years of his life he was a total recluse (1905-1976).
HUGHES, noun. United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1862-1948).

Wise words

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