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 waratah waratah /wɑːˈrɑːtɑː/

noun

  1. Tall shrub of eastern Australia having oblanceolate to obovate leaves and red flowers in compact racemes  ( Telopea Oreades , waratah )
    tall shrub of eastern Australia having oblanceolate to obovate leaves and red flowers in compact racemes
  2. Straggling shrub with narrow leaves and conspicuous red flowers in dense globular racemes  ( Telopea speciosissima , waratah )
    straggling shrub with narrow leaves and conspicuous red flowers in dense globular racemes


 film director film director /fɪlm dɪˈrɛktər/

noun

  1. The person who directs the making of a film  ( director , film director , helmer [Informal, N. American] , movie director [ N. American] )
    the person who directs the making of a film


 plantation plantation /ˌplænˈteɪʃən/

noun

  1. () An estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)  ( plantation )
    an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
      The plantation grew a variety of crops, including coffee and bananas.
    The plantation grew a variety of crops, including coffee and bananas.
  2. Garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth  ( plantation , woodlet , grove , orchard )
    garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth

 Plantation

  1. A newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America)  ( Plantation )
    a newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America)
     The practice of sending convicted criminals to serve on the Plantations was common in the 17th century
    the practice of sending convicted criminals to serve on the Plantations was common in the 17th century


 Lewis Lewis /ˈluːɪs/

noun

  1. English critic and novelist; author of theological works and of books for children (1898-1963)  ( C. S. Lewis , Clive Staples Lewis , Lewis )
    English critic and novelist; author of theological works and of books for children (1898-1963)
  2. United States novelist who satirized middle-class America in his novel Main Street (1885-1951)  ( Harry Sinclair Lewis , Lewis , Sinclair Lewis )
    United States novelist who satirized middle-class America in his novel Main Street (1885-1951)
  3. 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)  ( John L. Lewis , John Llewelly Lewis , 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)
  4. United States explorer and soldier who lead led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River (1774-1809)  ( Lewis , Meriwether Lewis )
    United States explorer and soldier who lead led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River (1774-1809)
  5. United States athlete who won gold medals at the Olympics for his skill in sprinting and jumping (born in 1961)  ( Carl Lewis , Frederick Carleton Lewis , Lewis )
    United States athlete who won gold medals at the Olympics for his skill in sprinting and jumping (born in 1961)
  6. United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)  ( Jerry Lee Lewis , Lewis )
    United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)