Definitions
How to pronounce lead:
Lead - as a noun
An advantage held by a competitor in a race
Example: "He took the lead at the last turn"
A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey
Example: "The children were playing with lead soldiers"
Mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil
Evidence pointing to a possible solution
Example: "The police are following a promising lead"
A position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead')
Example: "He takes the lead in any group"
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
Example: "It was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter"
An actor who plays a principal role
(baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base
Example: "He took a long lead off first"
An indication of potential opportunity
Example: "He got a tip on the stock market"
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
A jumper that consists of a short piece of wire
Example: "It was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads"
The playing of a card to start a trick in bridge
Example: "The lead was in the dummy"
Lead - as a verb
Take somebody somewhere
Example: "We led him to our chief"
Produce as a result or residue
Example: "The water left a mark on the silk dress"
Tend to or result in
Example: "This remark led to further arguments among the guests"
Travel in front of; go in advance of others
Example: "The procession was headed by john"
Cause to undertake a certain action
Example: "Her greed led her to forge the checks"
Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
Example: "Service runs all the way to cranbury"
Be in charge of
Example: "Who is heading this project?"
Be ahead of others; be the first
Example: "She topped her class every year"
Be conducive to
Example: "The use of computers in the classroom led to better writing"
Lead, as in the performance of a composition
Example: "Conduct an orchestra; barenboim conducted the chicago symphony for years"
Lead, extend, or afford access
Example: "This door goes to the basement"
Move ahead (of others) in time or space
Cause something to pass or lead somewhere
Example: "Run the wire behind the cabinet"
Lead - as an adjective
Foremost.
Example: "The contestants are all tied; no one has the lead position."
Main, principal
Example: "Lead trumpet"
Example Sentences
Word Game Points
LEAD has a SCRABBLE points total of 5.
LEAD has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 6.
LEAD has a WORDFEUD points total of 5.
Word Variations & Relations
A-Z Proximities
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- addle
- alder
- blade
- clade
- dalea
- decal
- delay
- delta
- eland
- glade
- ideal
- laced
- laden
- ladle
- medal
- pedal
- plead
- weald
- abled
- ailed
- aldea
- aloed
- arled
- axled
- baled
- daled
- dales
- dalle
- deals
- dealt
- dedal
- dwale
- eliad
- haled
- heald
- laded
- lader
- lades
- laked
- lamed
- lande
- lased
- lated
- laved
- lawed
- layed
- lazed
- leads
- leady
- naled
- padle
- paled
- slade
- waled
