lewis

/ˈluːɪs/

name 8noun 3

Collocations

ADJ.

famous, over

The famous Lewis chess set was discovered on a Scottish island in the 12th century.

VERB + LEWIS

don't, field, isn't, let's, named, place, popularised, supposed

Let's place Lewis in the starting lineup for tomorrow's match.

LEWIS + NOUN

alice's, carroll, carroll's, chastain, clark, france, guest, jessica

Alice's Lewis Carroll wrote some of the most imaginative children's books ever published.

PREP.

in, on, on

The construction crew used a lewis on the marble block to lift it into place.

Definitions

name

A male given name from Frankish.

And tell false Edward, thy supposed king, That Lewis of France is sending over masquers, To revel it with him and his new bride.

They named me Lewis and called me Louie as though my name was Louis, and I never saw the difference until Sammy pointed it out. And even then, I still don't see much difference.

An English surname originating as a patronymic.

The first line of dialogue is from an off-screen Field Commander Melissa Lewis (Jessica Chastain), asking the team to stay in sight and “make NASA proud”.

The title given to a partially apprenticed Freemason who is normally the Master or Son of a practicing Freemason; one practising or learning the degrees of Freemasonry after introduction to the degrees and before full induction or before be

A locale in the United States:

name

A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic].

name

A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].

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Example Bank

And tell false Edward, thy supposed king, That Lewis of France is sending over masquers, To revel it with him and his new bride.

Wiktionary

They named me Lewis and called me Louie as though my name was Louis, and I never saw the difference until Sammy pointed it out. And even then, I still don't see much difference.

Wiktionary

The first line of dialogue is from an off-screen Field Commander Melissa Lewis (Jessica Chastain), asking the team to stay in sight and “make NASA proud”.

Wiktionary

After the preeming period, the lads are put either to the gig-machines, or to the lewises in the cutting or shearing-room.

Wiktionary

Lewis and Clark kept very careful records.

Tatoeba · #807450

"When are you gonna call me in? These tyres are fucked!" "Don't worry there, Lewis, we need to service Nico this lap, you're next lap."

Tatoeba · #4132314

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, lewis is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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