Associations to the word «Fulcrum»

Wiktionary

FULCRUM, noun. (mechanics) The support about which a lever pivots.
FULCRUM, proper noun. (military) NATO code name for the Soviet MiG-29 aircraft.

Dictionary definition

FULCRUM, noun. The pivot about which a lever turns.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley