The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Lewis \Lew"is\ (l[=u]"[i^]s), Lewisson \Lew"is*son\ (-s[u^]n),
   n.
   1. An iron dovetailed tenon, made in sections, which can be
      fitted into a dovetail mortise; -- used in hoisting large
      stones, etc.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A kind of shears used in cropping woolen cloth.
      [1913 Webster]

   Lewis hole, a hole wider at the bottom than at the mouth,
      into which a lewis is fitted. --De Foe.
      [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Lewis
    n 1: United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
         [syn: Lewis, Jerry Lee Lewis]
    2: United States athlete who won gold medals at the Olympics for
       his skill in sprinting and jumping (born in 1961) [syn:
       Lewis, Carl Lewis, Frederick Carleton Lewis]
    3: United States explorer and soldier who lead led an expedition
       from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River (1774-1809)
       [syn: Lewis, Meriwether Lewis]
    4: 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) [syn: Lewis, John L. Lewis, John Llewelly
       Lewis]
    5: United States novelist who satirized middle-class America in
       his novel Main Street (1885-1951) [syn: Lewis, Sinclair
       Lewis, Harry Sinclair Lewis]
    6: English critic and novelist; author of theological works and
       of books for children (1898-1963) [syn: Lewis, C. S.
       Lewis, Clive Staples Lewis]

U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Lewis -- U.S. County in Kentucky
   Population (2000):    14092
   Housing Units (2000): 6173
   Land area (2000):     484.488174 sq. miles (1254.818557 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    11.211384 sq. miles (29.037349 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    495.699558 sq. miles (1283.855906 sq. km)
   Located within:       Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
   Location:             38.544909 N, 83.340234 W
   Headwords:
    Lewis
    Lewis, KY
    Lewis County
    Lewis County, KY


U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Lewis -- U.S. County in Idaho
   Population (2000):    3747
   Housing Units (2000): 1795
   Land area (2000):     479.042935 sq. miles (1240.715453 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.765967 sq. miles (1.983845 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    479.808902 sq. miles (1242.699298 sq. km)
   Located within:       Idaho (ID), FIPS 16
   Location:             46.233719 N, 116.379388 W
   Headwords:
    Lewis
    Lewis, ID
    Lewis County
    Lewis County, ID


U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Lewis -- U.S. County in Missouri
   Population (2000):    10494
   Housing Units (2000): 4602
   Land area (2000):     505.007239 sq. miles (1307.962688 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    5.845667 sq. miles (15.140208 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    510.852906 sq. miles (1323.102896 sq. km)
   Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
   Location:             40.085720 N, 91.675261 W
   Headwords:
    Lewis
    Lewis, MO
    Lewis County
    Lewis County, MO


U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Lewis -- U.S. County in New York
   Population (2000):    26944
   Housing Units (2000): 15134
   Land area (2000):     1275.423371 sq. miles (3303.331225 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    14.467496 sq. miles (37.470642 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1289.890867 sq. miles (3340.801867 sq. km)
   Located within:       New York (NY), FIPS 36
   Location:             43.766211 N, 75.450668 W
   Headwords:
    Lewis
    Lewis, NY
    Lewis County
    Lewis County, NY


U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Lewis -- U.S. County in Tennessee
   Population (2000):    11367
   Housing Units (2000): 4821
   Land area (2000):     282.093961 sq. miles (730.619975 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.382643 sq. miles (0.991041 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    282.476604 sq. miles (731.611016 sq. km)
   Located within:       Tennessee (TN), FIPS 47
   Location:             35.534193 N, 87.515191 W
   Headwords:
    Lewis
    Lewis, TN
    Lewis County
    Lewis County, TN


U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Lewis -- U.S. County in Washington
   Population (2000):    68600
   Housing Units (2000): 29585
   Land area (2000):     2407.637208 sq. miles (6235.751476 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    28.627642 sq. miles (74.145249 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2436.264850 sq. miles (6309.896725 sq. km)
   Located within:       Washington (WA), FIPS 53
   Location:             46.595802 N, 122.676792 W
   Headwords:
    Lewis
    Lewis, WA
    Lewis County
    Lewis County, WA


U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Lewis -- U.S. County in West Virginia
   Population (2000):    16919
   Housing Units (2000): 7944
   Land area (2000):     382.141616 sq. miles (989.742200 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    7.609903 sq. miles (19.709558 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    389.751519 sq. miles (1009.451758 sq. km)
   Located within:       West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54
   Location:             39.015135 N, 80.482883 W
   Headwords:
    Lewis
    Lewis, WV
    Lewis County
    Lewis County, WV


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Lewis, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
   Population (2000):    438
   Housing Units (2000): 196
   Land area (2000):     0.500017 sq. miles (1.295038 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.500017 sq. miles (1.295038 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            44805
   Located within:       Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
   Location:             41.305277 N, 95.084514 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     51544
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Lewis, IA
    Lewis


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Lewis, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
   Population (2000):    486
   Housing Units (2000): 226
   Land area (2000):     0.319096 sq. miles (0.826455 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.319096 sq. miles (0.826455 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            39725
   Located within:       Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
   Location:             37.937014 N, 99.254728 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     67552
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Lewis, KS
    Lewis