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lewis
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| lewisia
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lewis
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun lewis has 6 senses
- lewis(n = noun.person) jerry lee lewis - United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935); Array is a kind of pianist, piano player, rock star
- lewis(n = noun.person) carl lewis, frederick carleton lewis - United States athlete who won gold medals at the Olympics for his skill in sprinting and jumping (born in 1961); Array is a kind of jumper, sprinter
- lewis(n = noun.person) meriwether lewis - United States explorer and soldier who lead led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River (1774-1809); Array is a kind of adventurer, explorer
- lewis(n = noun.person) john l. lewis, john llewelly lewis - United States labor leader who was president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1920 to 1960 and president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations from 1935 to 1940 (1880-1969); Array is a kind of labor leader
- lewis(n = noun.person) harry sinclair lewis, sinclair lewis - United States novelist who satirized middle-class America in his novel Main Street (1885-1951); Array is a kind of author, writer
- lewis(n = noun.person) c. s. lewis, clive staples lewis - English critic and novelist; author of theological works and of books for children (1898-1963); Array is a kind of author, writer
CIDE DICTIONARY
lewis, n.
- An iron dovetailed tenon, made in sections, which can be fitted into a dovetail mortise; -- used in hoisting large stones, etc. [1913 Webster]
- A kind of shears used in cropping woolen cloth. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
lewis, n. an iron contrivance for gripping heavy blocks of stone or concrete for lifting.
Etymology
18th c.: orig. unkn.
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