hudson

1. 1.

   a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century

   SynonymsHudson River

   Broaderriver

   Part ofNew York
2. 2.

   English naturalist (born in Argentina) (1841-1922)

   SynonymsW. H. HudsonWilliam Henry Hudson

   Broadernaturalist
3. 3.

   English navigator who discovered the Hudson River; in 1610 he attempted to winter in Hudson Bay but his crew mutinied and set him adrift to die (1565-1611)

   SynonymsHenry Hudson

   Broadernavigator

Other forms of hudson

plural

hudsons·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about hudson

What does hudson mean?

hudson means "a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in hudson?

hudson has 2 syllables: hud-son. The stress falls on "hud". In IPA it is /ˈhʌdsən/.

What is another word for hudson?

Close synonyms include Hudson River, W. H. Hudson, William Henry Hudson, Henry Hudson. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hudson a common word?

hudson is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.