lead


Meanings

  • an advantage held by a competitor in a race;
    • "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;
    • "the children were playing with lead soldiers"
  • evidence pointing to a possible solution;
    • "the police are following a promising lead"
  • 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"
  • 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;
    • "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter"
  • (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning
  • an actor who plays a principal role
  • (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base;
    • "he took a long lead off first"
  • an indication of potential opportunity;
    • "a good lead for a job"
  • a news story of major importance
  • 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
  • thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
  • mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil
  • a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire;
    • "it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads"
  • the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge;
    • "the lead was in the dummy"
  • take somebody somewhere;
    • "We lead him to our chief"
  • have as a result or residue;
  • tend to or result in;
    • "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests"
  • travel in front of; go in advance of others;
  • cause to undertake a certain action;
  • stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point;
  • be in charge of;
  • be ahead of others; be the first;
  • be conducive to;
    • "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing"
  • lead, as in the performance of a composition;
  • lead, extend, or afford access;
  • move ahead (of others) in time or space
  • cause something to pass or lead somewhere;
  • preside over;
  • LEAD v -ED, -ING, -S to cover with lead (a heavy metallic element)
  • LEAD v LED, LEADING, LEADS to show the way to by going in advance


Scrabble Score: 5

lead is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

lead is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

lead is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 6

lead is a valid Words With Friends word