Associations to the word «Wilkes»

Wiktionary

WILKES, proper noun. A patronymic surname​.

Dictionary definition

WILKES, noun. English reformer who published attacks on George III and supported the rights of the American colonists (1727-1797).
WILKES, noun. United States explorer of Antarctica (1798-1877).

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley