Associations to the word «Nelson»

Wiktionary

NELSON, noun. (cricket) A score of 111, sometimes considered to be unlucky (supposedly from the belief that Lord Nelson had one eye, one arm and one leg (disputed)).
NELSON, noun. (wrestling) A wrestling hold in which a wrestler's arm is locked behind his back.
NELSON, proper noun. Lord Nelson (1758-1805), a British admiral.
NELSON, proper noun. A patronymic surname​.
NELSON, proper noun. A male given name transferred from the surname.
NELSON, proper noun. A city in British Columbia
NELSON, proper noun. A city in Georgia, USA
NELSON, proper noun. A village in Illinois
NELSON, proper noun. A city in Minnesota
NELSON, proper noun. A city in Missouri
NELSON, proper noun. A city in Nebraska
NELSON, proper noun. A CDP in Nevada
NELSON, proper noun. A town in New Hampshire
NELSON, proper noun. A town in New York
NELSON, proper noun. A city in New Zealand
NELSON, proper noun. A town in Victoria, Australia
NELSON, proper noun. A village in Wisconsin

Dictionary definition

NELSON, noun. English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805).
NELSON, noun. Any of several wrestling holds in which an arm is passed under the opponent's arm from behind and the hand exerts pressure on the back of the neck.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats