| NOUN | attribute | lead | an advantage held by a competitor in a race |
|---|---|---|---|
| substance | lead, Pb, atomic number 82 | a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element | |
| cognition | lead, track, trail | evidence pointing to a possible solution | |
| act | lead | a position of leadership (especially in the phrase 'take the lead') | |
| shape | lead | the angle between the direction a gun / gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile) | |
| communication | lead, lead-in, lede | the introductory section of a story | |
| quantity | lead | (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning | |
| person | lead, star, principal | an actor who plays a principal role | |
| location | lead | (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base | |
| communication | lead, tip, steer, confidential information, wind, hint | an indication of potential opportunity | |
| communication | lead, lead story | a news story of major importance | |
| attribute | lead, spark advance | the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine | |
| artifact | lead, leash, tether | restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal | |
| artifact | lead, leading | thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing | |
| artifact | lead, pencil lead | mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness | |
| artifact | lead, jumper cable, jumper lead, booster cable | a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire | |
| act | lead | the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge | |
| VERB | motion | lead, take, direct, conduct, guide | take somebody somewhere |
| stative | lead, leave, result | have as a result or residue | |
| stative | lead | tend to or result in | |
| motion | lead, head | travel in front of | |
| communication | lead | cause to undertake a certain action / action | |
| stative | lead, run, go, pass, extend | stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope | |
| social | lead, head | be in charge of | |
| stative | lead, top | be ahead of others | |
| social | lead, contribute, conduce | be conducive to | |
| creation | lead, conduct, direct | lead, as in the performance of a composition | |
| stative | lead, go | lead, extend, or afford access | |
| motion | lead, precede | move ahead / ahead (of others) in time or space | |
| stative | lead, run | cause something to pass or lead somewhere | |
| communication | lead, moderate, chair | preside over |
| Sounds | leh'd; liy'd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abed ... zed: 93 rhymes with ehd... | |
| able-bodied ... worried: 105 rhymes with iyd... | ||
| Meaning | An advantage held by a competitor in a race. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he took the lead at the last turn" | |
| Broader | advantage, vantage | The quality of having a superior or more favorable position |
| Spanish | delantera, liderazgo, ventaja | |
| Catalan | al capdavant | |
| Meaning | 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" | |
| Synonyms | Pb, atomic number 82 | |
| Narrower | hard lead, antimonial lead | A lead alloy that contains about 5% antimony |
| hard lead | unrefined lead that is hard because of the impurities it contains | |
| pig lead | Lead that is cast in pigs | |
| Broader | metallic element, metal | Any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. |
| Substance of | cerussite, white lead ore | A mineral consisting of lead carbonate that is an important source of lead |
| galena | Soft blue-grey mineral | |
| Spanish | número atómico 82, plomo | |
| Catalan | número atòmic 82, Pb, plom | |
| Adjectives | leaden | made of lead |
| plumbic, plumbous | relating to or consisting of lead | |
| Meaning | evidence pointing to a possible solution. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the police are following a promising lead" | |
| Synonyms | track, trail | |
| Broader | evidence, grounds | Your basis for belief or disbelief |
| Spanish | pista, rastro | |
| Catalan | pista, rastre | |
| Meaning | A position of leadership (especially in the phrase 'take the lead'). | |
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| Examples |
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| Broader | leadership, leading | The activity of leading |
| Verbs | lead | preside over |
| lead | lead, as in the performance of a composition | |
| lead | be in charge of | |
| Meaning | The angle between the direction a gun / gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile). | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | angle | The space between two lines or planes that intersect |
| Meaning | The introductory section of a story. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter" | |
| Synonyms | lead-in, lede | |
| Part of | news article, news story, newspaper article | An article reporting news |
| Broader | section, subdivision | A self-contained part of a larger / larger composition / composition (written or musical) |
| Spanish | lede | |
| Catalan | lede | |
| Meaning | (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | sport, athletics | An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition |
| Broader | score | A number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game / game or contest |
| Opposite | deficit | (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing |
| Meaning | An actor who plays a principal role. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | star, principal | |
| Narrower | co-star | One of two actors who are given equal status as stars in a play or film |
| film star, movie star | A star who plays leading roles in the cinema | |
| idol, matinee idol | someone who is adored blindly and excessively | |
| television star, TV star | A star in a television show | |
| Broader | actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player | A theatrical performer |
| Spanish | estrella, protagonista | |
| Catalan | estrella, protagonista | |
| Meaning | (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he took a long lead off first" | |
| Category | baseball, baseball game, ball | A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players |
| Broader | position, place | The particular portion of space occupied by something |
| Spanish | delantera | |
| Catalan | davantera | |
| Meaning | An indication of potential opportunity. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a good lead for a job" | |
| Synonyms | tip, steer, confidential information, wind, hint | |
| Broader | guidance, counsel, counseling, counselling, direction | Something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action |
| Spanish | aviso, consejo, filtración, idea, indicación, información confidencial, información, ventaja | |
| Catalan | consell, idea, indicació | |
| Meaning | A news story of major importance. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | lead story | |
| Broader | news article, news story, newspaper article | An article reporting news |
| Meaning | The timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | spark advance | |
| Broader | timing | The time when something happens |
| Meaning | restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | leash, tether | |
| Broader | restraint, constraint | A device that retards something's motion / motion |
| Spanish | atadura, correa, coyunda, traílla | |
| Catalan | amarra, correigs, corretja, eixanguer, lligam, ronsal, trava | |
| Meaning | Thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | leading | |
| Broader | strip, slip | artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material |
| Spanish | interlínea, regleta | |
| Catalan | interlínia, regleta | |
| Meaning | mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | pencil lead | |
| Part of | lead pencil | pencil that has graphite as the marking substance |
| Broader | graphite, black lead, plumbago | Used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| Spanish | mina | |
| Catalan | mina | |
| Meaning | A jumper that consists of a short piece of wire. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads" | |
| Synonyms | jumper cable, jumper lead, booster cable | |
| Narrower | clip lead | A short piece of wire with alligator clips on both ends |
| Broader | jumper | A small connector used to make temporary electrical connections |
| wire, conducting wire | A metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance | |
| Meaning | The playing of a card to start a trick in bridge. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the lead was in the dummy" | |
| Part of | card game, cards | A game / game played with playing cards |
| Broader | turn, play | (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession / succession |
| Spanish | salir | |
| Meaning | Take somebody somewhere. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Model | The men lead the horses across the field | |
| Example | "We lead him to our chief" | |
| Synonyms | take, direct, conduct, guide | |
| Narrower | beacon | Guide with a beacon / beacon |
| hand | Guide or conduct or usher somewhere | |
| mislead, misdirect, misguide, lead astray | Lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions | |
| usher, show | Take (someone) to their seats / seats / seats, as in theaters or auditoriums | |
| Spanish | apoderar, conducir, copar, dirigir, encaminar, guiar, llevar | |
| Catalan | apoderar, conduir, copar, dirigir, encaminar, guiar, portar | |
| Nouns | leader | a person who rules or guides or inspires others |
| Meaning | Have as a result or residue. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | leave, result | |
| Narrower | lead | tend to or result in |
| Broader | produce, bring about, give rise | Cause to happen, occur or exist |
| Similar to | leave | Act or be so as to become in a specified state |
| leave | Have left or have as a remainder | |
| Spanish | dejar | |
| Meaning | tend to or result in. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests" | |
| Narrower | entail, implicate | impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| necessitate | Cause to be a concomitant | |
| Broader | leave, result, lead | Have as a result or residue |
| Meaning | Travel in front of; go in advance of others. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | head | |
| Narrower | draw away | Move ahead of (one's competitors) in a race |
| Broader | precede, lead | Move ahead / ahead (of others) in time or space |
| Similar to | head, head up | Be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel |
| Spanish | encabezar | |
| Catalan | encapçalar | |
| Nouns | leader | a person who rules or guides or inspires others |
| Meaning | Cause to undertake a certain action / action. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | |
| Model | They lead him to write the letter | |
| Narrower | give | Guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion |
| Broader | induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make | Cause to do |
| Spanish | llevar | |
| Nouns | leader | a person who rules or guides or inspires others |
| Meaning | stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points / points or beyond a certain point / point. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Synonyms | run, go, pass, extend | |
| Narrower | come | Extend or reach |
| go far, go deep | Extend in importance or range | |
| radiate, ray | Extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center | |
| underrun | Run or pass below | |
| Broader | be | Occupy a certain position or area |
| Similar to | range, run | change or be different within limits |
| Spanish | acudir, ampliar, dirigir, extenderse, ir, liderar, pasar, prolongar | |
| Catalan | acudir, ampliar, anar, dirigir, estendre's, liderar, passar, prolongar | |
| Meaning | Be in charge of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | They lead him to write the letter | |
| Synonym | head | |
| Narrower | captain | Be the captain of a sports team |
| chair, chairman | act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university | |
| spearhead | Be the leader of | |
| take hold, take charge, take control | assume / assume control | |
| Broader | direct | Be in charge of |
| Spanish | dirigir, encabezar, liderar | |
| Catalan | dirigir, encapçalar, liderar | |
| Nouns | lead | a position of leadership (especially in the phrase 'take the lead') |
| leader | a person who rules or guides or inspires others | |
| Meaning | Be ahead of others; be the first. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | top | |
| Entails | compete, vie, contend | compete for something |
| Spanish | encabezar, ir a la cabeza, ir en cabeza, liderar | |
| Catalan | encapçalar, liderar | |
| Meaning | Be conducive to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing" | |
| Synonyms | contribute, conduce | |
| Broader | promote, advance, boost, further, encourage | contribute to the progress or growth of |
| Meaning | Lead, as in the performance of a composition. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | conduct, direct | |
| Category | music | musical activity (singing / singing / singing or whistling etc.) |
| Broader | perform, execute, do | carry out or perform an action |
| Similar to | conduct | Lead musicians in the performance of |
| Spanish | dirigir, encaminar | |
| Catalan | dirigir, encaminar | |
| Nouns | lead | a position of leadership (especially in the phrase 'take the lead') |
| Meaning | Lead, extend, or afford access. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Synonym | go | |
| Broader | be | Occupy a certain position or area |
| Spanish | dar, ir, llevar | |
| Catalan | anar, donar, portar | |
| Meaning | Move ahead / ahead (of others) in time or space. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | precede | |
| Narrower | lead, head | Travel in front of |
| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
| Opposite | follow | To travel behind, go after, come after |
| Spanish | anteceder, preceder | |
| Catalan | precedir | |
| Meaning | Cause something to pass or lead somewhere. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonym | run | |
| Broader | pass, make pass | Cause to pass |
| Similar to | guide, run, draw, pass | pass over, across, or through |
| range, run | change or be different within limits | |
| Spanish | llevar | |
| Meaning | preside over. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | moderate, chair | |
| Broader | hash out, discuss, talk over | speak with others about (something) |
| Spanish | dirigir, moderar | |
| Nouns | lead | a position of leadership (especially in the phrase 'take the lead') |
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