Source : WordNet®

Davis
     n 1: English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching
          for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605) [syn: {Davys}, {John
          Davys}, {John Davis}]
     2: United States painter who developed an American version of
        Cubism (1894-1964) [syn: {Stuart Davis}]
     3: United States jazz musician; noted for his trumpet style
        (1926-1991) [syn: {Miles Davis}, {Miles Dewey Davis Jr.}]
     4: iAmerican statesman; president of the Confederate States of
        America during the Civil War (1808-1889) [syn: {Jefferson
        Davis}]
     5: United States tennis player who donated the Davis Cup for
        international team tennis competition (1879-1945) [syn: {Dwight
        Davis}, {Dwight Filley Davis}]
     6: United States film actress (1908-1989) [syn: {Bette Davis}]