| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| Sounds | leh'd; liy'd |
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| Rhymes | abed, aforesaid, ahead, and 86 more rhymes in ehd at the HyperDic website... |
| accede, accompanied, agreed, and 108 more rhymes in iyd at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element. Bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull gray. |
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| Examples | "the children were playing with lead soldiers" |
| Synonyms | Pb, atomic number 82 |
| Narrower | hard lead; hard lead, antimonial lead; pig lead |
| Broader | metallic element, metal |
| Substance of | cerussite, white lead ore; galena |
| Adjectives | plumbic, plumbous |
| Meaning | An advantage held by a competitor in a race. |
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| Examples | "he took the lead at the last turn" |
| Broader | advantage, vantage |
| Meaning | Evidence pointing to a possible solution. |
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| Examples | "the police are following a promising lead" |
| Synonyms | track, trail |
| Broader | evidence, grounds |
| Meaning | A position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead'). |
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| Examples | "he takes the lead in any group"; "we were just waiting for someone to take the lead"; "they didn't follow our lead" |
| Broader | leadership, leading |
| Verbs | lead; lead; lead |
| Meaning | The angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile). |
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| Broader | angle |
| Meaning | The introductory section of a story. |
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| Examples | "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter" |
| Synonyms | lead-in |
| Part of | news article, news story, newspaper article |
| Broader | section, subdivision |
| Meaning | An actor who plays a principal role. |
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| Synonyms | star, principal |
| Narrower | co-star; film star, movie star; idol, matinee idol; television star, TV star |
| Broader | actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player |
| Meaning | (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base. |
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| Examples | "he took a long lead off first" |
| Category | baseball, baseball game, ball |
| Broader | position, place |
| Meaning | An indication of potential opportunity. |
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| Examples | "a good lead for a job" |
| Synonyms | tip, steer, confidential information, wind, hint |
| Broader | guidance, counsel, counseling, counselling, direction |
| Meaning | A news story of major importance. |
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| Synonyms | lead story |
| Broader | news article, news story, newspaper article |
| Meaning | The timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine. |
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| Synonyms | spark advance |
| Broader | timing |
| Meaning | Restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal. |
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| Synonyms | leash, tether |
| Broader | restraint, constraint |
| Meaning | Thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing. |
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| Synonyms | leading |
| Broader | strip, slip |
| Meaning | Mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness. The marking substance in a pencil. |
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| Synonyms | pencil lead |
| Part of | lead pencil |
| Broader | graphite, black lead, plumbago |
| Meaning | A jumper that consists of a short piece of wire. |
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| Examples | "it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads" |
| Synonyms | jumper cable, jumper lead |
| Narrower | clip lead |
| Broader | jumper; wire, conducting wire |
| Meaning | The playing of a card to start a trick in bridge. |
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| Examples | "the lead was in the dummy" |
| Part of | card game, cards |
| Broader | turn, play |
| Meaning | Take somebody somewhere. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
| Model | The men lead the horses across the field |
| Examples | "We lead him to our chief" |
| Synonyms | take, direct, conduct, guide |
| Narrower | beacon; hand; mislead, misdirect, misguide, lead astray; usher, show |
| Nouns | leader |
| Meaning | Result in. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | leave, result |
| Narrower | lead |
| Broader | bring about |
| Similar to | leave; leave |
| Meaning | Tend to or result in. |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP |
| Examples | "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests" |
| Broader | leave, result, lead |
| Meaning | Travel in front of. Go in advance of others. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Synonyms | head |
| Narrower | draw away |
| Broader | precede, lead |
| Similar to | head, head up |
| Nouns | leader |
| Meaning | Cause to undertake a certain action. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE |
| Model | They lead him to write the letter |
| Narrower | give |
| Broader | induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make |
| Nouns | leader |
| Meaning | Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope. Run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point. |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP |
| Synonyms | run, go, pass, extend |
| Narrower | come; radiate, ray; go far, go deep |
| Broader | be |
| Similar to | range, run |
| Meaning | Be in charge of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Model | They lead him to write the letter |
| Synonyms | head |
| Narrower | chair, chairman; captain; spearhead; take hold, take charge, take control |
| Broader | direct |
| Nouns | lead; leader |
| Meaning | Be ahead of others. Be the first. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
| Synonyms | top |
| Entails | compete, vie, contend |
| Meaning | Be conducive to. |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP |
| Examples | "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing" |
| Synonyms | contribute, conduce |
| Broader | promote, advance, boost, further, encourage |
| Meaning | Lead, as in the performance of a composition. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Synonyms | conduct, direct |
| Category | music |
| Broader | perform, execute, do |
| Similar to | conduct |
| Nouns | lead |
| Meaning | Pass or spend. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "lead a good life" |
| Broader | spend, pass |
| Meaning | Lead, extend, or afford access. |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP |
| Synonyms | go |
| Broader | be |
| Meaning | Move ahead (of others) in time or space. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | precede |
| Narrower | lead, head |
| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote |
| Contrary | follow |
| Meaning | Cause something to pass or lead somewhere. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP |
| Synonyms | run |
| Broader | pass, make pass |
| Similar to | guide, run, draw, pass; range, run |
| Meaning | Preside over. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something |
| Synonyms | moderate, chair |
| Broader | hash out, discuss, talk over |
| Nouns | lead |