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Leper
- noun - a pariah who is avoided by others
- a person afflicted with leprosy
Lever
- noun - a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock
- a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
- a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum
- to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"
Meter
- noun - (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
- any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity
- measure with a meter; "meter the flow of water"
- Metre - the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
- rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
- stamp with a meter indicating the postage; "meter the mail"
Ne'er
- adverb - not ever; at no time in the past or future; "I have never been to China"; "I shall never forget this day"; "had never seen a circus"; "never on Sunday"; "I will never marry you!"
Neper
- unknown - A neper (Symbol: Np) is a logarithmic unit of ratio.
Never
- adverb - not at all; certainly not; not in any circumstances; "never fear"; "bringing up children is never easy"; "that will never do"; "what is morally wrong can never be politically right"
- not ever; at no time in the past or future; "I have never been to China"; "I shall never forget this day"; "had never seen a circus"; "never on Sunday"; "I will never marry you!"
Newer
- unknown - Adjective
Not existing before; made, introduced, or discovered recently or now for the first time: "new crop varieties".
Adverb
Newly; recently: "new-mown hay".
Peter
- noun - disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
- obscene terms for penis
- peter out
to diminish gradually and stop; dwindle to nothing:
The hot water always peters out in the middle of my shower.
to tire; exhaust
Refer
- verb - be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
- have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' "
- make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
- seek information from; "You should consult the dictionary"; "refer to your notes"
- send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision; "refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a committee"
- think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another; "This plant can be referred to a known species"
- use a name to designate; "Christians refer to the mother of Jesus as the Virgin Mary"
Seder
- noun - (Judaism) the ceremonial dinner on the first night (or both nights) of Passover