Inside the Universes

'James'

[james.n.01] as in: a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

'James'

[james.n.02] as in: the last Stuart to be king of England and Ireland and Scotland; overthrown in 1688 (1633-1701)

'James'

[james.n.03] as in: the first Stuart to be king of England and Ireland from 1603 to 1625 and king of Scotland from 1567 to 1625; he was the son of Mary Queen of Scots and he succeeded Elizabeth I; he alienated the British Parliament by claiming the divine right of kings (1566-1625)

'James'

[james.n.04] as in: United States outlaw who fought as a Confederate soldier and later led a band of outlaws that robbed trains and banks in the West until he was murdered by a member of his own gang (1847-1882)

'James'

[james.n.05] as in: United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910)

'James'

[james.n.06] as in: writer who was born in the United States but lived in England (1843-1916)

'James'

[james.n.07] as in: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament

'James'

[james.n.08] as in: a river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads

'James'

[james.n.09] as in: a river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri

'James'

[epistle_of_james.n.01] as in: a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle

'James'

[throng.v.01] as in: press tightly together or cram

Examples:
The crowd packed the auditorium

'James'

[jam.v.02] as in: push down forcibly

Examples:
The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor

'James'

[jam.v.03] as in: crush or bruise

Examples:
jam a toe

'James'

[jam.v.04] as in: interfere with or prevent the reception of signals

Examples:
Jam the Voice of America
block the signals emitted by this station

'James'

[jam.v.05] as in: get stuck and immobilized

Examples:
the mechanism jammed

'James'

[jam.v.06] as in: crowd or pack to capacity

Examples:
the theater was jampacked

'James'

[obstruct.v.02] as in: block passage through

Examples:
obstruct the path