evert
to turn outward or inside out.
Origin of evert
1Other words from evert
- un·e·vert·ed, adjective
Other definitions for Evert (2 of 2)
Chris(tine Marie), born 1954, U.S. tennis player.
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How to use evert in a sentence
This operation consists in excision of the apex of the everted lid.
Examination of the still-coupled specimens showed that both hemipenes of the male were everted and the left one had been inserted.
Vertebrates from the Barrier Island of Tamaulipas, Mxico | Robert K SelanderThe eyelid is everted and a drop of the solution is injected into the cyst with a hypodermic syringe.
Globose bodies, vertical or slightly everted collars tooled in a series of ridged bands, with tooled rims at top.
North Devon Pottery and Its Export to America in the 17th Century | C. Malcolm WatkinsIn consequence of this the cleft of the blastopore lay between the normal blastopore-lip and the everted border of the other lip.
The Biological Problem of To-day | Oscar Hertwig
British Dictionary definitions for evert (1 of 2)
/ (ɪˈvɜːt) /
(tr) to turn (an eyelid, the intestines, or some other bodily part) outwards or inside out
Origin of evert
1Derived forms of evert
- eversible, adjective
- eversion, noun
British Dictionary definitions for Evert (2 of 2)
/ (ˈɛvət) /
Chris (tine). born 1954, US tennis player: winner of eighteen Grand Slam singles titles (1974–86), including the French Open a record seven times, the US Open a record six times, and Wimbledon three times
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