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lead - a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey; "the children were playing with lead soldiers" |
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metal,
metallic element any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
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galena soft blue-grey mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead
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cerussite,
white lead ore a mineral consisting of lead carbonate that is an important source of lead
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hard lead unrefined lead that is hard because of the impurities it contains
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antimonial lead,
hard lead unrefined lead that is hard because of the impurities it contains
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pig lead lead that is cast in pigs
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lead - a position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead'); "he takes the lead in any group"; "we were just waiting for someone to take the lead"; "they didn't follow our lead" |
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leadership,
leading the activity of leading; "his leadership inspired the team"
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lead - (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning |
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deficit the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required; "new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit"
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score the act of scoring in a game or sport; "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play"
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athletics,
sport participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity
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lead - the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge; "the lead was in the dummy" |
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play,
turn the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
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cards,
card game a game played with playing cards
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lead - mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil |
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black lead,
graphite,
plumbago used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
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lead pencil pencil that has graphite as the marking substance
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lead - evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator" |
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track,
trail |
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evidence,
grounds your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"
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lead - the introductory section of a story; "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter" |
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lede |
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section,
subdivision one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road"
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newspaper article,
news article,
news story an article reporting news
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lead - (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base; "he took a long lead off first" |
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place,
position an abstract mental location; "he has a special place in my thoughts"; "a place in my heart"; "a political system with no place for the less prominent groups"
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baseball,
baseball game a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
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lead - thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing |
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leading |
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slip,
strip the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
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lead - an advantage held by a competitor in a race; "he took the lead at the last turn" |
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advantage,
vantage benefit resulting from some event or action; "it turned out to my advantage"; "reaping the rewards of generosity"
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lead - a news story of major importance |
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newspaper article,
news article,
news story an article reporting news
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lead - the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile) |
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angle a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons
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| verbo |
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lead - travel in front of; go in advance of others; "The procession was headed by John" |
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head |
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lead,
precede cause to undertake a certain action; "Her greed led her to forge the checks"
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draw away move ahead of (one's competitors) in a race
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head,
head up remove the head of; "head the fish"
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lead - take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" |
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take,
direct,
conduct,
guide |
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beacon guide with a beacon
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hand guide or conduct or usher somewhere; "hand the elderly lady into the taxi"
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lead astray,
misdirect,
misguide,
mislead put a wrong address on; "misdirect the letter"
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show,
usher give evidence of, as of records; "The diary shows his distress that evening"
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lead - cause to undertake a certain action; "Her greed led her to forge the checks" |
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cause,
get,
have,
induce,
make,
stimulate give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
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give proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister"
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lead - tend to or result in; "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests" |
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lead,
leave,
result cause to undertake a certain action; "Her greed led her to forge the checks"
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entail,
implicate impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result; "What does this move entail?"
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necessitate require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
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lead - be ahead of others; be the first; "she topped her class every year" |
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top |
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compete,
contend,
vie compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
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