Ev·ert ( v  rt), Christine Marie Born 1954. American tennis player who won women's singles titles at the U.S. Open (1975-1978, 1980, and 1982) and Wimbledon (1974, 1976, and 1981). |
e·vert ( -vûrt)tr.v. e·vert·ed, e·vert·ing, e·verts To turn inside out or outward. [Back-formation from Middle English everted, turned upside down, from Latin  vertus, past participle of vertere, to overturn : -, ex-, ex- + vertere, to turn; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
evert [ɪˈvɜːt]
vb
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (tr) to turn (an eyelid, the intestines, or some other bodily part) outwards or inside out
[from Latin ēvertere to overthrow, from vertere to turn]
eversible adj
eversion n
Evert [ˈɛvət]
n
(Biographies / Evert, Chris(tine) (1954 F, US, SPORT AND GAMES: tennis player) Chris(tine). born 1954, US tennis player: Wimbledon champion 1974, 1976, and 1981; US champion 1975-78, 1980, and 1982
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| Noun | 1. | Evert - United States tennis player who won women's singles titles in the United States and at Wimbledon (born in 1954) |
| Verb | 1. | evert - turn inside out; turn the inner surface of outward; "evert the eyelid" |
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