Word: iris

Category: iris

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Synonyms: iris

waste time, dally, dawdle, loiter, linger, take one's time, delay, temporize, stall, procrastinate, pussyfoot around, drag one's feet, dither, hesitate, falter, vacillate, waver, hem and haw, shilly-shally, lollygag, let the grass grow under one's feet, tarry, dillydally, shillyshally, drag one's heels

Translations: iris

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spanish
Translations:
lirio
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german
Translations:
schwertlilie, iris
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french
Translations:
iris
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italian
Translations:
iris, iride, giaggiolo
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portuguese
Translations:
irlanda, planto, íris
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dutch
Translations:
iris
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russian
Translations:
касатик, ирис, радуга
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swedish
Translations:
iris
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finnish
Translations:
kurjenmiekka, iiris, saksankurjenmiekka
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czech
Translations:
kosatec, duhovka
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polish
Translations:
tęczówka, kosaciec, przesłona, irys, tęcza, iris
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hungarian
Translations:
szivárványhártya
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turkish
Translations:
iris, süsen
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greek
Translations:
ίρις
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estonian
Translations:
võhumõõk
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croatian
Translations:
perunika
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latvian
Translations:
īriss
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romanian
Translations:
iris

The meaning and "use of": iris

noun
  • a flat, colored, ring-shaped membrane behind the cornea of the eye, with an adjustable circular opening (pupil) in the center. - The thin sheet of circular muscle of the iris which constricts the pupil of the eye is also known as a sphincter.
  • a plant with sword-shaped leaves and showy flowers, typically purple, yellow, or white. Native to both Eurasia and North America, it is widely cultivated as an ornamental. - The newspaperman had a love for a myriad of different flower species and soon divided his interests between roses, irises , lilacs and native California plants.
verb
  • (of an aperture, typically that of a lens) open or close in the manner of an iris or iris diaphragm. - Ann tugged at his arm and pointed down to the hull's underbelly: a round opening had irised out in it, brightly lit from inside.

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