pupil

  • 61pupil —    Physically essential to sight, the hole surrounded by the iris in the center of the eye, through which light passes on its way toward the lens, through the vitreous humor, and onto the retina …

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  • 62pupil — n. 1. (Anat.) Apple of the eye. 2. Learner, scholar, disciple, student, tyro, beginner, novice, neophyte, catechumen. 3. (Law.) Ward …

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  • 63pupil — / pju:pFl/ noun (C) 1 especially BrE someone who is being taught, especially a child: This school has about pupils. | I teach private pupils on Wednesdays. 2 the small black round area in the middle of your eye …

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  • 64pupil — noun 1) former pupils of the school Syn: student, scholar; schoolchild, schoolboy, schoolgirl 2) the guru s pupils Syn: disciple, follower, student, protégé, apprentice, trainee, nov …

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  • 65pupil — n 1. student, schoolgirl or schoolboy, learner, Fr. eleve; scholar, Inf. grind, Inf. bookworm. 2. beginner, novice, tyro, abecedarian, catechumen, neophyte, initiate, probationer, postulant. 3. apprentice, ward, trainee, protege, disciple,… …

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  • 66pupil — pu·pil …

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  • 67pupil — n. the circular opening in the centre of the iris, through which light passes into the lens of the eye. Derivatives: pupillary adj …

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  • 68pupil — noun 1) former pupils of the school Syn: student, scholar, schoolchild, schoolboy, schoolgirl 2) the guru s pupils Syn: disciple, follower, student, protégé, apprentice, trainee …

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  • 69pupil*/*/*/ — [ˈpjuːp(ə)l] noun [C] 1) someone who goes to school or who has lessons in a particular subject See: student 2) the black round part in the middle of your eye …

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  • 70pupil — I. /ˈpjupəl / (say pyoohpuhl) noun 1. someone who is under an instructor or teacher; a student. 2. Civil Law a person under a specified age (in Roman law, under puberty), orphaned or emancipated, and under the care of a guardian. {Middle English… …