Lew·is (l   s), Carl Born 1961. American athlete. Winner of nine Olympic gold medals, including four in the long jump, he duplicated in the 1984 Olympics Jesse Owens's feat of winning the 100-meter dash, the 200-meter dash, the long jump, and the four-by-100-meter relay. |
| Lewis, Cecil Day See Cecil Day Lewis. |
| Lewis, C(live) S(taples) 1898-1963. British writer and critic. His works include The Allegory of Love (1936) and a series of fictional books for children collectively known as The Chronicles of Narnia (1950-1956). |
| Lewis, Edward 1918-2004. American biologist who shared a 1995 Nobel Prize in medicine. His research showed how a family of genes controls the embryonic development of the body segment of fruit flies. |
| Lewis, (Harry) Sinclair 1885-1951. American novelist who satirized middle-class America in his 22 works, including Babbitt (1922) and Elmer Gantry (1927). He was the first American to receive (1930) a Nobel Prize for literature. |
| Lewis, Henry 1932-1996. American conductor who, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, became the first African American to conduct a major symphony orchestra (1961). |
| Lewis, Jerry Lee Born 1935. American musician and singer. Noted for his lively performing style and driving piano rhythms, he created such hit songs as "Great Balls of Fire" (1957). |
| Lewis, John Llewellyn 1880-1969. American labor leader who was president of the United Mine Workers of America (1920-1960) and the Congress of Industrial Organizations (1935-1940). |
| Lewis, Matthew Gregory 1775-1818. British gothic writer who is remembered for the novel The Monk (1796), for which he was known as "Monk Lewis." |
| Lewis, Meriwether 1774-1809. American soldier and explorer who led the Lewis and Clark expedition (1803-1806) from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River and served as governor of the Louisiana Territory (1806-1809). |
| Lewis, (Percy) Wyndham 1884-1957. British writer and artist. He wrote the novels The Apes of God (1930) and Revenge for Love (1937) and painted portraits of T.S. Eliot and Ezra Pound. |
| lew·is (ls) n. A dovetailed iron tenon made of several parts and designed to fit into a dovetail mortise in a large stone so that it can be lifted by a hoisting apparatus. Also called lewisson. [Perhaps from the name Lewis.] |
lewis [ˈluːɪs], lewisson
n
(Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) 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
[perhaps from the name of the inventor]
Lewis [ˈluːɪs]
n
(Placename) the N part of the island of Lewis with Harris, in the Outer Hebrides. Area: 1634 sq. km (631 sq. miles)
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1. (Biographies / Lewis, Carl (1961 M, US, SPORT AND GAMES: athlete) 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. (Biographies) See (Cecil) Day-Lewis
3. (Biographies / Lewis, C(live) S(taples) (1898-1963) M, English, WRITING: novelist, WRITING: critic, RELIGION: writer) 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. (Biographies / Lewis, Lennox (1965 M, British, SPORT AND GAMES: boxer) Lennox. born 1965, British boxer; undisputed world heavyweight champion since 2000
5. (Biographies / Lewis, Matthew Gregory (1775-1818) M, English, WRITING: novelist, THEATRE: dramatist) Matthew Gregory, known as Monk Lewis. 1775-1818, English novelist and dramatist, noted for his Gothic horror story The Monk (1796)
6. (Biographies / Lewis, Meriwether (1774-1807) M, US, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: explorer) Meriwether. 1774-1807, American explorer who, with William Clark, led an overland expedition from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean (1804-06)
7. (Biographies / Lewis, (John) Saunders (1893-1985) M, Welsh, WRITING: poet, THEATRE: dramatist, WRITING: critic, POLITICS: politician) (John) Saunders (ˈsɔːndəz). 1893-1985, Welsh poet, dramatist, critic, and politician: founder (1926) and president (1926-39) of the Welsh Nationalist Party
8. (Biographies / Lewis, (Harry) Sinclair (1885-1951) M, US, WRITING: novelist) (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. (Biographies / Lewis, Wally (1959 M, Australian, SPORT AND GAMES: rugby league player) Wally. born 1959, Australian rugby league player
10. (Biographies / Lewis, (Percy) Wyndham (1884-1957) M, Britishnational of birth: US, ARTS AND CRAFTS: painter, WRITING: novelist, WRITING: critic) (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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| Noun | 1. | Lewis - United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935) |
| 2. | Lewis - United States athlete who won gold medals at the Olympics for his skill in sprinting and jumping (born in 1961) | |
| 3. |  Lewis - United States explorer and soldier who lead led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River (1774-1809) | |
| 4. |  Lewis - United States labor leader who was president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1920 to 1960 and president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations from 1935 to 1940 (1880-1969) | |
| 5. |  Lewis - United States novelist who satirized middle-class America in his novel Main Street (1885-1951) | |
| 6. | Lewis - English critic and novelist; author of theological works and of books for children (1898-1963) |
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