lewis
NounSynonyms:
Jerry Lee LewisCarl LewisFrederick Carleton LewisMeriwether LewisJohn L. LewisJohn Llewelly LewisSinclair LewisHarry Sinclair LewisC. S. LewisClive Staples Lewis
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Noun (6)
- United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)Synonyms: Jerry Lee LewisInstance of pianist, rock star
- United States athlete who won gold medals at the Olympics for his skill in sprinting and jumping (born in 1961)Synonyms: Carl LewisFrederick Carleton LewisInstance of jumper, sprinter
- United States explorer and soldier who lead led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River (1774-1809)Synonyms: Meriwether LewisInstance of explorer, adventurer
- 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)Synonyms: John L. LewisJohn Llewelly LewisInstance of labor leader
- United States novelist who satirized middle-class America in his novel Main Street (1885-1951)Synonyms: Sinclair LewisHarry Sinclair LewisInstance of writer, author
- English critic and novelist; author of theological works and of books for children (1898-1963)Synonyms: C. S. LewisClive Staples LewisInstance of writer, author
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Lew′is (lū′ĭs), Lew′is·son (-sŭn) noun
1. An iron dovetailed tenon, made in sections, which can be fitted into a dovetail mortise; — used in hoisting large stones, etc.
2. A kind of shears used in cropping woolen cloth.
Lewis hole, a hole wider at the bottom than at the mouth, into which a lewis is fitted. Daniel De Foe
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54