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 fetter bush fetter bush /ˈfɛtər bʊʃ/

noun

  1. Showy evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with shiny leaves and angled branches and clusters of pink to reddish flowers that resemble an umbel  ( fetter bush , fetterbush , Lyonia lucida , shiny lyonia )
    showy evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with shiny leaves and angled branches and clusters of pink to reddish flowers that resemble an umbel


 chevrotain chevrotain /ˈʃɛvrəteɪn/

noun

  1. Very small hornless deer-like ruminant of tropical Asia and west Africa  ( chevrotain , mouse deer )
    very small hornless deer-like ruminant of tropical Asia and west Africa


 lens lens /ˈlɛnz/

noun

  1. () A transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images  ( lens system , lense [Non-standard] , lens )
    a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
     My optician recommended me to get a new pair of glasses with high-index lenses to reduce the thickness and weight of the lenses
    My optician recommended me to get a new pair of glasses with high-index lenses to reduce the thickness and weight of the lenses
  2. Electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons  ( electron lens , lens )
    electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons
  3. Biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina  ( crystalline lens , lens , lens of the eye )
    biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina
     The lens of the eye helps to focus light onto the retina
    The lens of the eye helps to focus light onto the retina
  4. (metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood  ( lens )
    (metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood
     The writer is the lens through which history can be seen
    the writer is the lens through which history can be seen

 Lens

  1. Genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils  ( genus Lens , Lens )
    genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils


 tab key tab key /tæb kiː/

noun

  1. The key on a typewriter or a word processor that causes a tabulation  ( tab , tab key )
    the key on a typewriter or a word processor that causes a tabulation