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 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