lever |
any of a class of basic tools consisting of a rigid bar or an equivalent, acting by pivoting around a fixed fulcrum to transfer applied force from one point to another. [3 definitions] |
leverage |
the type of action that a lever has. [5 definitions] |
leveraged buyout |
the takeover of a corporation by a group of investors using borrowed money that is secured by the assets of the corporation being acquired. |
leveret |
any hare that is under one year old. |
Levi |
according to the Old Testament, the son of Jacob and Leah from whom one of the twelve tribes of Israel is descended. [2 definitions] |
leviable |
combined form of levy. |
leviathan |
a Biblical sea monster. [3 definitions] |
Levi's |
trademark for close-fitting trousers usu. of denim or corduroy. |
levitate |
to rise and float, apparently without hindrance from the force of gravity. [2 definitions] |
Levite |
according to the Old Testament, a member of the tribe of Levi. |
Levitical |
of or pertaining to the Levites. [2 definitions] |
Leviticus |
the third book of the Old Testament, which contains laws and instructions for religious worship. |
levity |
a lack of seriousness; light, humorous, or foolish behavior or attitude. |
levorotation |
rotation or turning of the plane of polarization of light to the left. |
levorotatory |
turning to the left. (Cf. dextrorotatory.) [2 definitions] |
levulose |
a simple sugar found in honey and certain fruits; fructose. |
levy |
the collection or conscription of money, property, or troops by a government or other authority. [4 definitions] |
lewd |
characterized by vulgarity or offensively explicit sexual references; bawdy. [2 definitions] |
lewis |
an iron device made of several parts that fit into a dovetailed recess of a heavy stone for the purpose of lifting it. |
Lewis and Clark |
Meriwether Lewis (b.1774--d.1809) and William Clark (b.1770--d.1838), U.S. leaders of an expedition to explore the uncharted American West, from Missouri to Oregon, from 1804 to 1807. |
lewisite |
a highly toxic, odorless compound that causes severe blistering, used in chemical warfare. |