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US
/ˈaɪɹəs, ˈaɪɹɪs/
]
[ UK /ˈaɪɹɪs/ ]
[ UK /ˈaɪɹɪs/ ]
NOUN
- muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil which in turn controls the amount of light that enters the eye; it forms the colored portion of the eye
- plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
- diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening
How To Use iris In A Sentence
- About 10,000 Irish patients contract the superbug each year.
- The Roman satirists savagely expose the fawning homage heaped upon the childless rich.
- It is unlikely that the Irish needed explanation of the concept of three persons in one, as triads were central to pre-Christian Celtic religious tradition.
- Shortlisted vehicles will be announced in early November and the members of the Irish Motoring Writers Association will have a final chance to test-drive contending vehicles at a refresher day before final judging takes place.
- While the Irish government generates a lot of noisy, self-righteous cant about the evils of cigarettes at home, it makes a pretty packet from ‘selling death’ abroad.
- Fascinated with the meeting of memory and language, adept at conjuring states of mind, and haunted by the violence wracking his homeland, Hemon is a stoic tragedian and a brilliant satirist. The Question of Bruno by Aleksandar Hemon: Book summary
- Many members of the Dail Eireann spend an excessive amount of time and effort in the constituency, but this has been more related to Irish political culture than the electoral system.
- The chance of the rope coming out of the krab on anchor placements is small unless you decide to do an Irish jig on the stance, especially when using a clove hitch that is pulled tight.
- By Wells's own testimony, she had a quick Irish wit, high spirits and radiant common sense.
- The heroic deeds of this brave and noble Irishman have brought honour and glory to his native land.
