visor
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 5
/ˈvaɪzɚ/
Definition of visor
6 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it.
“A close helmet entirely covers the head, face, and neck, having on the front perforations for the admission of air, and slits through which the wearer may see objects around him, this part which is stiled the visor lifts up by means of a pivot over each ear.”
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noun
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A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it.
“A close helmet entirely covers the head, face, and neck, having on the front perforations for the admission of air, and slits through which the wearer may see objects around him, this part which is stiled the visor lifts up by means of a pivot over each ear.”
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A mask for the face.
“No visor does become black villainy So well as soft and tender flattery.”
- The fore piece of a cap, projecting over, and protecting the eyes.
- A rigid adjustable flap on an automobile windshield that can shield the eyes of a driver from direct sunlight or glare.
verb
- (transitive)To cover with, or as if with, a visor.
name
- (UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Violent and Sexual Offenders Register.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English viser, from Anglo-Norman viser and Old French visiere.
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