Crowbar :
levë
English Meaning :
(Noun : A heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge)
(Noun : A heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge)
Example : Since they refused to give up, they cheekily smashed their way through our front door and attempted to crowbar their way into one of the downstairs rooms.
Since they refused to give up, they cheekily smashed their way through our front door and attempted to crowbar their way into one of the downstairs rooms.
Handspike :
levë
English Meaning :
(Noun : A metal bar (or length of pipe)
(Noun : A metal bar (or length of pipe)
Example : Then he rapped on the door with a bit of stick like a handspike that he carried, and when my father appeared, called roughly for a glass of rum.
Then he rapped on the door with a bit of stick like a handspike that he carried, and when my father appeared, called roughly for a glass of rum.
Joystick :
levë
Synonyms :
Control stick, Stick
English Meaning :
(Noun : A lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane)
(Noun : A lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane)
Example : There is no reason to initialize the joystick or CD-ROM if you are not going to use them.
There is no reason to initialize the joystick or CD-ROM if you are not going to use them.
Lever :
levë
Synonyms :
Crowbar, Bar, Jimmy, Pry, Prize, Force, Wrench, Pull, Wrest, Heave, Jimmy
Crowbar, Bar, Jimmy, Pry, Prize, Force, Wrench, Pull, Wrest, Heave, Jimmy
English Meaning :
(Noun : A rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum)
(Verb : To move or force, especially in an effort to get something open)
(Noun : A rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum)
(Verb : To move or force, especially in an effort to get something open)
Example : As you try to lever them into position, they seem to suddenly sprout extra limbs to match the extra decibels they are producing.
As you try to lever them into position, they seem to suddenly sprout extra limbs to match the extra decibels they are producing.
Word Example from TV Shows :
Give me a fulcrum and a LEVER
and I can move the Earth.
(The Big Bang Theory Season 1, Episode 2)
Give me a fulcrum and a LEVER
and I can move the Earth.
(The Big Bang Theory Season 1, Episode 2)
