Lewis Definition

lo͝oĭs
noun
A device for hoisting blocks of stone, consisting of a dovetailed iron tenon made in sections that fit into a mortise cut into the stone.
Webster's New World
A masculine name: dim. Lew, Lewie.
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A kind of shears used in cropping woollen cloth.

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Synonyms:
  • Jerry Lee Lewis
  • Frederick Carleton Lewis
  • carl lewis
  • meriwether lewis
  • John Llewelly Lewis
  • John L. Lewis
  • harry sinclair lewis
  • Sinclair Lewis
  • C. S. Lewis
  • clive staples lewis
pronoun

A male given name of Norman origin, the English form of Louis.

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An English patronymic surname.

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A Welsh surname; anglicized form of Llewellyn.

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The Isle of Lewis, Scotland.
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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 becoming a Worshipful Brother.

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Other Word Forms of Lewis

Noun

Singular:
lewis
Plural:
lewises

Origin of Lewis

  • Perhaps from the name Lewis

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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