Lincoln's
Sixteenth president's possession
Lincoln's is the possessive form of Lincoln, most often referring to Abraham Lincoln, the 16th U.S. president: Lincoln's assassination, Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
It also appears in place names and businesses: Lincoln's Inn in London, or any establishment bearing the name.
Context determines whether it refers to the president, the city, or something else entirely.
1863 battlefield dedication speech
- Emancipation ProclamationExecutive order freeing Confederate slaves
- assassinationMurder of a prominent figure
- Civil WarCountrymen fighting countrymen
- UnionNamed political entity
abolition · Ford's Theatre · cabinet · Republican Party · wartime leadership · reconstruction · executive orders · Thirteenth Amendment
Dwelling of stacked timbers
- KentuckyBluegrass State
- IllinoisMidwestern state, sixth-largest
- SpringfieldCommon American placename
- self-educatedLearned independently, no schooling
lawyer · Tad · Robert · store clerk · surveyor · wrestling · honesty · humble origins
Facial hair growth
- stovepipe hatTall cylindrical formal hat
- pennyOne-cent piece
- five-dollar billUS currency note
- Mount RushmoreCarved presidential memorial
profile · gaunt · tall · angular · photographs · portraits · silhouette · brooding
Truthfulness, sincerity
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- Honest AbePresidential nickname suggesting integrity
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- humorAmusing quality
storytelling · compassion · humility · determination · eloquence · patience · melancholy · temperament
Central plains state
- automobileSelf-propelled passenger conveyance
- NavigatorBranded product name
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- dealershipLicensed retail seller
tunnel · Center · birthplace · city · municipality · namesake
American seat of government
- reflecting poolShallow ornamental water feature
- marble statueFigure carved from metamorphic rock
- Greek templeClassical columned sanctuary
- columnsUpright structural shafts
inscriptions · National Mall · monument · steps · chamber · dedication · tourists · pilgrimage
Gettysburg Address
1863 battlefield dedication speech
- Emancipation ProclamationExecutive order freeing Confederate slaves
- assassinationMurder of a prominent figure
- Civil WarCountrymen fighting countrymen
Union · abolition · Ford's Theatre · cabinet · Republican Party · wartime leadership · reconstruction · executive orders · Thirteenth Amendment · debates
log cabin
Dwelling of stacked timbers
- KentuckyBluegrass State
- IllinoisMidwestern state, sixth-largest
- SpringfieldCommon American placename
self-educated · lawyer · Tad · Robert · store clerk · surveyor · wrestling · honesty · humble origins · frontier
beard
Facial hair growth
- stovepipe hatTall cylindrical formal hat
- pennyOne-cent piece
- five-dollar billUS currency note
Mount Rushmore · profile · gaunt · tall · angular · photographs · portraits · silhouette · brooding · likeness
honesty
Truthfulness, sincerity
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- Honest AbePresidential nickname suggesting integrity
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
humor · storytelling · compassion · humility · determination · eloquence · patience · melancholy · temperament · moral courage
Nebraska
Central plains state
- automobileSelf-propelled passenger conveyance
- NavigatorBranded product name
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
dealership · tunnel · Center · birthplace · city · municipality · namesake
Washington DC
American seat of government
- reflecting poolShallow ornamental water feature
- marble statueFigure carved from metamorphic rock
- Greek templeClassical columned sanctuary
columns · inscriptions · National Mall · monument · steps · chamber · dedication · tourists · pilgrimage · neoclassical
- Lincoln assassinationMurder of sixteenth president
- Abraham LincolnCivil War era leader
- Abe LincolnCivil War president, assassinated
- Lincoln MemorialD.C. presidential monument
- Lincoln LogsNotched wooden building toy
- Lincoln CenterNYC arts campus