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"it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter"nounthe introductory section of a storytype of:part of:
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"We lead him to our chief"verbtake somebody somewhere
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"The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing"verbbe conducive to
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"it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads"nouna jumper that consists of a short piece of wire
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verbtravel in front of; go in advance of others
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verblead, extend, or afford access
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verbpreside over
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"the children were playing with lead soldiers"nouna soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey
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verbcause something to pass or lead somewhere
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verbstretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain pointtype of:
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verbbe ahead of others; be the first
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nounan actor who plays a principal roletype of:
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"the police are following a promising lead"nounevidence pointing to a possible solution
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nounthin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
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nounrestraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animaltype of:
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nounthe timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine
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nounmixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil
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"he took the lead at the last turn"nounan advantage held by a competitor in a race
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"he takes the lead in any group" "we were just waiting for someone to take the lead" "they didn't follow our lead"nouna position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead')type of:
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"he took a long lead off first"noun(baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base
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verbcause to undertake a certain action
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noun(sports) the score by which a team or individual is winningOpposite:type of:
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"This remark lead to further arguments among the guests"verbtend to or result in
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nounthe angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)type of:
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"the lead was in the dummy"nounthe playing of a card to start a trick in bridge
- go lead, extend, or afford access
- live lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style
- outside leading to or from the outside
- ahead leading or ahead in a competition
- lead lead, as in the performance of a composition
- lead lead, extend, or afford access
- lee leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American Colonies (1732-1794)
- prepare lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord
- direct lead, as in the performance of a composition
- joseph leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)