lead, n.
(leads)
freq. cnt. 21
(leads)
freq. cnt. 21
an advantage held by a competitor in a race
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7
lead
a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey
<noun.substance> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6
Pb atomic number 82 lead
sample sentences
"the children were playing with lead soldiers"
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a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead')
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
lead
sample sentences
"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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evidence pointing to a possible solution
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
lead track trail
sample sentences
"the police are following a promising lead""the trail led straight to the perpetrator"
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the introductory section of a story
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
lead lead-in lede
sample sentences
"it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter"
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the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)
<noun.shape> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
lead
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the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge
<noun.act>
lead
sample sentences
"the lead was in the dummy"
a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire
<noun.artifact>
booster cable jumper cable jumper lead lead
sample sentences
"it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads"
mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil
<noun.artifact>
lead pencil lead
thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
<noun.artifact>
lead leading
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restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
lead leash tether
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the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine
<noun.attribute>
lead spark advance
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a news story of major importance
<noun.communication>
lead lead story
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an indication of potential opportunity
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
confidential information hint lead steer tip wind
sample sentences
"he got a tip on the stock market""a good lead for a job"
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(baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base
<noun.location>
lead
sample sentences
"he took a long lead off first"
an actor who plays a principal role
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
lead principal star
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(sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning
<noun.quantity>
lead
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