| 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" an advantage held by a competitor in a race; "he took the lead at the last turn" evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator" take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" 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" leave: have as a result or residue; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin" the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile) tend to or result in; "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests" travel in front of; go in advance of others; "The procession was headed by John" the introductory section of a story; "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter" (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning cause to undertake a certain action; "Her greed led her to forge the checks" star: an actor who plays a principal role run: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets" head: be in charge of; "Who is heading this project?" (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base; "he took a long lead off first" tip: an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" be ahead of others; be the first; "she topped her class every year" a news story of major importance contribute: be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing" spark advance: the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine conduct: lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years" leash: restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal pass or spend; "lead a good life" go: lead, extend, or afford access; "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South" thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing precede: move ahead (of others) in time or space mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil jumper cable: a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire; "it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads" run: cause something to pass or lead somewhere; "Run the wire behind the cabinet" the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge; "the lead was in the dummy" moderate: preside over; "John moderated the discussion"
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| lead time |
the time interval between the initiation and the completion of a production process; "the lead times for many publications can vary tremendously"; "planning is a area where lead time can be reduced"
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| lead acetate |
a poisonous white solid (Pb[CH3CO]2) used in dyeing cotton and in making enamels and varnishes
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| lead colic |
symptom of chronic lead poisoning and associated with obstinate constipation
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| leaf |
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants flick: look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book) turn over pages; "leaf through a book"; "leaf a manuscript" produce leaves, of plants hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)
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