lewis

¹ American  

[loo-is] / ˈlu ɪs /

noun

1. a device for lifting a dressed stone, consisting of a number of pieces fitting together to fill a dovetailed recess cut into the stone.

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Lewis ² American  

[loo-is] / ˈlu ɪs /

noun

1. Carl Frederick Carlton Lewis, born 1961, U.S. track and field athlete.

2. C(live) S(taples) 1898–1963, English novelist and essayist, known for The Chronicles of Narnia. Pen names: Clive Hamilton, N. W. Clerk.

3. Edward, 1918–2004, U.S. biologist: shared Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1995.

4. Gilbert Newton, 1875–1946, U.S. chemist.

5. (Harry) Sinclair, 1885–1951, U.S. novelist, playwright, and journalist: Nobel Prize in Literature 1930.

6. Henry, 1932–96, U.S. orchestral conductor.

7. Isaac Newton, 1858–1931, U.S. soldier and inventor.

8. Jerry Lee, 1935–2022, U.S. country-and-western and rock-'n'-roll singer, musician, and composer.

9. John (Aaron), 1920–2001, U.S. jazz pianist, composer, and musical director.

10. John L(lewellyn), 1880–1969, U.S. labor leader.

11. Matthew Gregory Monk, 1775–1809, English novelist, dramatist, and poet, known for the genre of Gothic horror.

12. Meriwether 1774–1809, U.S. explorer: leader of the Lewis and Clark expedition 1804–06.

13. (Percy) Wyndham 1884–1957, English novelist, essayist, and painter who cofounded the movement of vorticism; born in Canada.

14. R(ichard) W(arrington) B(aldwin), 1917–2002, U.S. biographer, literary critic, and scholar.

15. a male given name.

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Lewis ¹ British  

/ ˈluːɪs /

noun

1. Carl. full name Frederick Carleton Lewis . born 1961, US athlete; winner of the long jump, 100 metres, 200 metres, and 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1984 Olympic Games; winner of the 100 metres in the 1988 Olympic Games; winner of the long jump in the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games

2. See Day-Lewis

3. C ( live ) S ( taples ). 1898–1963, English novelist, critic, and Christian apologist, noted for his critical work, Allegory of Love (1936), his theological study, The Screwtape Letters (1942), and for his children's books chronicling the land of Narnia

4. Lennox. born 1965, Canadian and British boxer; won Olympic gold (1988) for Canada in the superheavyweight division; won various professional heavyweight titles between 1994 and 2004

5. Matthew Gregory, known as Monk Lewis. 1775–1818, English novelist and dramatist, noted for his Gothic horror story The Monk (1796)

6. Meriwether. 1774–1807, American explorer who, with William Clark, led an overland expedition from St Louis to the Pacific Ocean (1804–06)

7. ( John ) Saunders (ˈsɔːndəz). 1893–1985, Welsh poet, dramatist, critic, and politician: founder (1926) and president (1926–39) of the Welsh Nationalist Party

8. ( Harry ) Sinclair. 1885–1951, US novelist. He satirized the complacency and philistinism of American small-town life, esp in Main Street (1920) and Babbitt (1922): Nobel prize for literature 1930

9. Wally. born 1959, Australian rugby league player; played 33 matches for Australia (1981–91), scoring 11 tries

10. ( Percy ) Wyndham. 1884–1957, British painter, novelist, and critic, born in the US: a founder of vorticism. His writings include Time and Western Man (1927), The Apes of God (1930), and the trilogy The Human Age (1928–55)

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Lewis ² British  

/ ˈluːɪs /

noun

1. the N part of the island of Lewis with Harris, in the Outer Hebrides. Pop: about 17 000 (2001). Area: 1634 sq km (631 sq miles)

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lewis ³ British  

/ ˈluːɪsən, ˈluːɪs /

noun

1. a lifting device for heavy stone or concrete blocks consisting of a number of curved pieces of metal or wedges fitting into a dovetailed recess cut into the block

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Etymology

Origin of lewis

First recorded in 1730–40; perhaps after the surname of the inventor

Example Sentences

At that point the Robins were already in front as Mikey lewis, back from injury, showed his magical qualities with a sharp break and slick pass that sent Gildart running clear.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2025

Matt Henry opined: "The Sainburys Christmas ad should win an award. Sorry John lewis you don't even come close."

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2014

Gilbert Lewis , who created the lewis dot structures for chemistry, also studied photochemistry.

From Scientific American • Oct. 14, 2013

Shame for Mclaren and a Shame for lewis should of yielded better results, but personalities got in the way.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2012

“That may ȝe ſay, ſuppos the beſt that lewis, Or moſt of worſchip in til armys prewis, Or ȝhit haith ben in ony tyme beforñ, 1212 Had them in feld in his maſt curag borñ.”

From Lancelot of the Laik A Scottish Metrical Romance by Skeat, Walter W. (Walter William)