evert

Noun · Verb
US[ih-vurt]/ɪˈvɝt/2 syllables
Synonyms: Chris EvertChrissie EvertChristine Marie Evert

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Noun (1)

  1. United States tennis player who won women's singles titles in the United States and at Wimbledon (born in 1954)Synonyms: Chris EvertChrissie EvertChristine Marie EvertInstance of tennis player

Verb (1)everted, everting

  1. turn inside out; turn the inner surface of outward“evert the eyelid”More general turn, turn over

Related words eversion noun, inversion noun, Christine Marie Evert noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

E·vert′ transitive verb [past tense & past participle Everted; present participle & verbal noun Everting.]

Origin: L. evertere. See Everse.

1. To overthrow; to subvert. rare John Ayliffe

2. To turn outwards, or inside out, as an intestine.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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