lead
Noun
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is a type of: metal, metallic element - any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.subtypes:
- hard lead - unrefined lead that is hard because of the impurities it contains
- antimonial lead, hard lead - a lead alloy that contains about 5% antimony
- pig lead - lead that is cast in pigs
substance meronym:- cerussite, white lead ore - a mineral consisting of lead carbonate that is an important source of lead
- galena - soft blue-grey mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead
same as: atomic number 82, pb -
is a type of: leadership, leading - the activity of leading
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is a type of: angle - the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
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is a type of: section, subdivision - a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
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is a type of: score - a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
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subtypes:
- 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
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referred to in: ball, baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
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is a type of: counsel, counseling, counselling, direction, guidance - something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
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same as: lead story
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is a type of: timing - the time when something happenssame as: spark advance
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is a type of: constraint, restraint - a device that retards something's motion
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same as: leading
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is a type of: black lead, graphite, plumbago - used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactorsis a part of: lead pencil - pencil that has graphite as the marking substancesame as: pencil lead
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is a type of:
- jumper - a small connector used to make temporary electrical connections
- conducting wire, wire - a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance
subtypes: clip lead - a short piece of wire with alligator clips on both ends
Verb
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subtypes:
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subtypes: lead - tend to or result in
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subtypes:
- entail, implicate - impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
- necessitate - cause to be a concomitant
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subtypes: draw away - move ahead of (one's competitors) in a racesame as: head
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is a type of: cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate - cause to do; cause to act in a specified mannersubtypes: give - guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion
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is a type of: be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewheresubtypes:
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is a type of: direct - be in charge ofsubtypes:
- chair, chairman - act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university
- captain - be the captain of a sports team
- spearhead - be the leader of
- take charge, take control, take hold - assume control
same as: head -
entail: compete, contend, vie - compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against otherssame as: top
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same as: conduce, contribute
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referred to in: music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.)verb group: conduct - lead musicians in the performance of
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is a type of: be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewheresame as: go
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is a type of: go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphoricallysame as: precede
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same as: run
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