lead - Similar and Opposite Words
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the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge
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a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead')
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a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire
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mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil
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thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
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restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
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the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine
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the introductory section of a story
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a news story of major importance
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an indication of potential opportunity
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(baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base
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an actor who plays a principal role
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(sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning
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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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a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey
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cause to undertake a certain action
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lead, as in the performance of a composition
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move ahead (of others) in time or space
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travel in front of; go in advance of others
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take somebody somewhere
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be in charge of
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produce as a result or residue
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tend to or result in
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stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
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cause something to pass or lead somewhere
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the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge
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a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead')
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a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire
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More generic
More specific
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mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil
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thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
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restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
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the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine
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the introductory section of a story
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a news story of major importance
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an indication of potential opportunity
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(baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base
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an actor who plays a principal role
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More generic
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(sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning
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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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a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey
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More generic
More specific
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cause to undertake a certain action
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lead, as in the performance of a composition
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move ahead (of others) in time or space
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travel in front of; go in advance of others
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take somebody somewhere
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be in charge of
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More generic
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produce as a result or residue
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tend to or result in
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stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
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cause something to pass or lead somewhere
