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Tappet :: Tappet (n.) A lever or projection moved by some other piece, as a cam, or intended to tap or touch something else, with a view to produce change or regulate motion..

Shrewd :: Shrewd (superl.) Able or clever in practical affairs; sharp in business; astute; sharp-witted; sagacious; keen; as, a shrewd observer; a shrewd design; a shrewd reply..

Lever :: Lever (n.) An arm on a rock shaft, to give motion to the shaft or to obtain motion from it..

Tiller :: Tiller (n.) A lever of wood or metal fitted to the rudder head and used for turning side to side in steering. In small boats hand power is used; in large vessels, the tiller is moved by means of mechanical appliances. See Illust. of Rudder. Cf. 2d Helm, 1..

Pry :: Pry (v. t.) To raise or move, or attempt to raise or move, with a pry or lever; to prize..

Prize :: Prize (v. t.) To move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry.

Leverock :: Leverock (n.) A lark.

Monkeytail :: Monkeytail (n.) A short, round iron bar or lever used in naval gunnery..

Clever :: Clever (a.) Having fitness, propriety, or suitableness..

Bite :: Bite (v.) The hold which the short end of a lever has upon the thing to be lifted, or the hold which one part of a machine has upon another..

Scalebeam :: Scalebeam (n.) The lever or beam of a balance; the lever of a platform scale, to which the poise for weighing is applied..

Heterodromous :: Heterodromous (a.) Moving in opposite directions; -- said of a lever, pulley, etc., in which the resistance and the actuating force are on opposite sides of the fulcrum or axis..

Gavelock :: Gavelock (n.) An iron crow or lever.

Gaffle :: Gaffle (n.) A lever to bend crossbows.

Able :: Able (superl.) Specially: Having intellectual qualifications, or strong mental powers; showing ability or skill; talented; clever; powerful; as, the ablest man in the senate; an able speech..

Purchase :: Purchase (v. t.) Any mechanical hold, or advantage, applied to the raising or removing of heavy bodies, as by a lever, a tackle, capstan, and the like; also, the apparatus, tackle, or device by which the advantage is gained..

Deft :: Deft (a.) Apt; fit; dexterous; clever; handy; spruce; neat.

Good :: Good (superl.) Clever; skillful; dexterous; ready; handy; -- followed especially by at.

Pry :: Pry (n.) A lever; also, leverage..

Smart :: Smart (v. i.) Accomplishing, or able to accomplish, results quickly; active; sharp; clever..

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