levator
Noun
- A muscle that serves to raise a body part.
- a muscle that serves to lift some body part (as the eyelid or lip)
- One who, or something which, lifts something else, as:
- Any of several muscles whose contraction causes the raising of a part of the body.
- One who, or something which, lifts something else, as:
- A surgical instrument (tool) for lifting things, such as bone fragments or tissue flaps.
Examples
- The LEVATOR muscles in his arm were getting a workout from constantly pulling Scrabble tiles.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin levātor (“one that lifts or raises”). Doublet of lever.
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 10
levator: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordlevator: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
levator: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
levator: valid Words With Friends Word