Bacon

Words with a similar base: Bacon, Francis_Bacon, Roger_Bacon, Sir_Francis_Bacon

'Bacon'

[bacon.n.01] as in: back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried

'Bacon'

[bacon.n.02] as in: English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation; first showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292)

'Bacon'

[bacon.n.03] as in: English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)