lens
/lɛnz/ verb C2- To film, shoot.
- To become thinner towards the edges.
He/she/it lenses · Past lensed · Past participle lensed · -ing form lensing
Verb forms
- Base form
- lens
- He/she/it
- lenses
- Past
- lensed
- Past participle
- lensed
- -ing form
- lensing
From the library
I could not make it out when first I saw the light flashing upon the lens.” He rose and peeped into the hut.
That is quite settled,” said he, rising and putting his lens in his pocket.
Then with an expression of interest he laid down his cigarette, and carrying the cane to the window, he looked over it again with a convex lens.
And yet they have missed him up to now!” Holmes had gone to the window and was examining with his lens the blood mark on the sill.
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