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- [vahy-zer]
- /ˈvaɪ zər/
- /ˈvaɪ.zər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [vahy-zer]
- /ˈvaɪ zər/
Definitions of visor word
- noun visor Armor. (on a close helmet) a piece having slits or holes for vision, situated above and pivoted with a beaver or a ventail and beaver. a similar piece of plate having holes or slits for vision and breathing, attached to or used with any of various other helmets, as the armet, sallet, basinet, or helm. 1
- noun visor the projecting front brim of a cap. 1
- noun visor a rigid adjustable flap on an automobile windshield that can shield the eyes of a driver from direct sunlight or glare. 1
- noun visor a means of concealment; disguise. 1
- verb with object visor to protect or mask with a visor; shield. 1
- noun visor brim of a cap 1
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Origin of visor
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English viser < Anglo-French (compare Old French visiere), equivalent to vis face (see visage) + -er -er2
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Parts of speech for Visor
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
visor popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
visor usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for visor
noun visor
- cover up — If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
- dissimulation — the act of dissimulating; feigning; hypocrisy.
- domino — a flat, thumbsized, rectangular block, the face of which is divided into two parts, each either blank or bearing from one to six pips or dots: 28 such pieces form a complete set.
- dominoes — a flat, thumbsized, rectangular block, the face of which is divided into two parts, each either blank or bearing from one to six pips or dots: 28 such pieces form a complete set.
- fig leaf — the leaf of a fig tree.
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