lead

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a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element
a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire
preside over
be conducive to
lead, as in the performance of a composition
take somebody somewhere
an indication of potential opportunity
be in charge of
stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope
lead, extend, or afford access
travel in front of
an advantage held by a competitor in a race
evidence pointing to a possible solution
a position of leadership (especially in the phrase ´take the 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)
the introductory section of a story
(sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning
an actor who plays a principal role
(baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base
a news story of major importance
the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine
restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness
the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge
have as a result or residue
tend to or result in
cause to undertake a certain action
be ahead of others
move ahead (of others) in time or space
cause something to pass or lead somewhere
One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished. It is both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity, and is used for tubes, sheets, bullets, etc. Its specific gravity is 11.37. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic weight, 206.4. Symbol Pb (L. Plumbum). It is chiefly obtained from the mineral galena, lead sulphide
An article made of lead or an alloy of lead
A plummet or mass of lead, used in sounding at sea
A thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing
Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs
A small cylinder of black lead or plumbago, used in pencils
To cover, fill, or affect with lead
To place leads between the lines of
To guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection
To guide or conduct in a certain course, or to a certain place or end, by making the way known
To conduct or direct with authority
To go or to be in advance of
To draw or direct by influence, whether good or bad
To guide or conduct one´s self in, through, or along (a certain course)
To begin a game, round, or trick, with
To guide or conduct, as by accompanying, going before, showing, influencing, directing with authority, etc
To tend or reach in a certain direction, or to a certain place
The act of leading or conducting
precedence
The act or right of playing first in a game or round
An open way in an ice field
A lode
The course of a rope from end to end
The width of port opening which is uncovered by the valve, for the admission or release of steam, at the instant when the piston is at end of its stroke
the distance of haul, as from a cutting to an embankment
The action of a tooth, as a tooth of a wheel, in impelling another tooth or a pallet
Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in South Dakota

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