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— English words —

• lead n. (Uncountable) A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished;…
• lead n. (Countable, nautical) A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or…
• lead n. A thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing.
• lead n. (Uncountable, typography) Vertical space in advance of a row or between rows of text. Also known as leading.
• lead n. Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs.
• lead n. (Plural leads) A roof covered with lead sheets or terne plates.
• lead n. (Countable) A thin cylinder of graphite used in pencils.
• lead n. (Slang) bullets; ammunition.
• lead v. (Transitive) To cover, fill, or affect with lead.
• lead v. (Transitive, printing, historical) To place leads between the lines of.
• lead v. (Heading, transitive) To guide or conduct.
• lead v. (Intransitive) To guide or conduct, as by accompanying, going before, showing, influencing, directing…
• lead v. (Heading) To begin, to be ahead.
• lead v. (Transitive) To draw or direct by influence, whether good or bad; to prevail on; to induce; to entice; to allure.
• lead v. (Intransitive) To tend or reach in a certain direction, or to a certain place.
• lead v. To produce (with to).
• lead v. Misspelling of led.
• lead v. (Transitive) To live or experience (a particular way of life).
• lead n. (Countable) The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction, course.
• lead n. (Countable) Precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; the state of being ahead…
• lead n. (UK, countable) An insulated metallic wire for electrical devices and equipment.
• lead n. (Baseball) The situation where a runner steps away from a base while waiting for the pitch to be thrown.
• lead n. (Uncountable, card games, dominoes) The act or right of playing first in a game or round; the card suit…
• lead n. (Acting) The main role in a play or film; the lead role.
• lead n. (Acting) The actor who plays the main role; lead actor.
• lead n. (Business) The person in charge of a project or a work shift etc.
• lead n. (Countable) A channel of open water in an ice field.
• lead n. (Countable, mining) A lode.
• lead n. (Nautical) The course of a rope from end to end.
• lead n. A rope, leather strap, or similar device with which to lead an animal; a leash.
• lead n. In a steam engine, the width of port opening which is uncovered by the valve, for the admission or release…
• lead n. (Civil engineering) The distance of haul, as from a cutting to an embankment.
• lead n. (Horology) The action of a tooth, such as a tooth of a wheel, in impelling another tooth or a pallet.
• lead n. Hypothesis that has not been pursued.
• lead n. Information obtained by a detective or police officer that allows him or her to discover further details…
• lead n. (Marketing) Potential opportunity for a sale or transaction, a potential customer.
• lead n. Information obtained by a news reporter about an issue or subject that allows him or her to discover more details.
• lead n. (Curling) The player who throws the first two rocks for a team.
• lead n. (Newspapers) A teaser; a lead-in; the start of a newspaper column, telling who, what, when, where, why…
• lead n. An important news story that appears on the front page of a newspaper or at the beginning of a news broadcast.
• lead n. (Engineering) The axial distance a screw thread travels in one revolution. It is equal to the pitch…
• lead n. (Music) In a barbershop quartet, the person who sings the melody, usually the second tenor.
• lead n. (Music) The announcement by one voice part of a theme to be repeated by the other parts.
• lead n. (Music) A mark or a short passage in one voice part, as of a canon, serving as a cue for the entrance of others.
• lead n. (Engineering) The excess above a right angle in the angle between two consecutive cranks, as of a compound…
• lead n. (Electrical) The angle between the line joining the brushes of a continuous-current dynamo and the diameter…
• lead n. (Electrical) The advance of the current phase in an alternating circuit beyond that of the electromotive…
• lead adj. (Not comparable) Foremost.
• lead adj. Main, principal, primary, first, chief, foremost.
• lead v. Misspelling of led.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Hungarian
  • lead v. (Transitive) to pass down, hand down, turn in, drop off.
  • lead v. (Transitive) to lose weight, usually as a result of some kind of training or exercise.
• Middle english
  • lead n. Alternative form of led (“lead”).
• Old english
  • lead n. Lead.
• Polish
  • lead n. (Newspapers, journalism) lead paragraph, teaser, lead-in (start of a newspaper column, telling who…

— English words, defined in German —

• lead S. Chemie: Blei kein Plural.
• lead S. Senkblei, Senklot.
• lead S. Elektrotechnik: isolierte, meist flexible elektrische Leitung, Ader.
• lead S. Dünner langer Stift aus Graphit; Bleistiftmine.
• lead S. Meist Plural: Dach, das mit Schindeln aus Blei bedeckt ist.
• lead S. Fensterfassung aus Blei (vor allem bei Kirchenfenstern).
• lead S. Der Durchschuss (graphisches Gewerbe; Raum zwischen den Zeilen).
• lead S. Gewindesteigung.
• lead V. Verbleien, mit Blei legieren.
• lead S. US-amerikanisch: die Hauptrolle.
• lead V. Führen, leiten.
• lead Adj. Erster, vorder.

— English words, defined in Dutch —

• lead n. Leiderplaats.
• lead n. Voorsprong.
• lead n. Voorbeeld.
• lead n. Hoofdrol.
• lead n. Aanwijzing.
• lead n. Lijn.
• lead n. (Scheikunde) lood.
• lead w. Besturen, leiden, voeren.
• lead w. Uitkomen (bij het kaartspel).

— English words, defined in Latin —

• lead n. Plumbum (-ī, n.) || Elementum 82.
• lead n. Res plumbea, praesertim.
• lead n. Plumbago, ut pars plumbi sive lapidis scriptorii quae scribet.
• lead v. Plumbo (-āre, -āvī, -ātum).
• lead v. (Typographia) Ponere segmenta metalla inter lineas separatum eas.
• lead v. Duco (-ere, duxī, ductum).
• lead v. Praecedo (-ere, praecessī, praecessum).
• lead v. Inducere in aliquid.
• lead v. Ferre vitam; vivere; lead a life of luxury.
• lead v. Eminere.
• lead n. Ductus (-ūs, m.).
• lead n. Factum praecedendi, vel status praecedens.

— English words, defined in French —

• lead v. Mener, conduire, guider.
• lead n. Conduite, action de conduire.
• lead n. Indice.
• lead n. Laisse (pour un animal).
• lead n. (Électricité) Borne (branchement, connexion électrique).
• lead n. (Mécanique) Hauteur du pas d’une vis.
• lead n. (Mécanique) Avance (D’un tiroir, d’un allumage, etc.).
• lead n. (Théâtre) Premier rôle.
• lead n. (Typographie) (Indénombrable) Espace vertical précédant un rangée de texte, ou entre les rangées de…
• lead n. (Marketing) Prospect.
• lead n. (Pharmacologie) Tête de série.
• lead v. Plomber, garnir de plomb.
• lead v. Plomber, lester.
• lead v. (Typographie) Interligner.
• lead n. (Chimie) (nomenclature UICPA) (Indénombrable) Plomb (l’élément chimique Pb, le métal).
• lead n. Mine (d’un crayon).
• lead n. Feuille de plomb servant à couvrir les toits.
• lead n. Un toit ainsi couvert.
• lead n. (Idiotisme) Balles, projectiles.
• lead n. (Marine) Plomb de sonde.
• lead n. (Typographie) Interligne, mince ligne blanche servant à séparer les lignes de texte.
• Lead n.prop. (Géographie) Paroisse civile d’Angleterre située dans le district de Selby.
• Lead n.prop. (Géographie) Ville du Dakota du Sud, aux États-Unis.

— English words, defined in Spanish —

• lead s. Química y Metalurgia. Plomo.
• lead s. Herramientas. Plomada.
• lead s. Utensilios. Carga.
• lead s. Tipografía. Interlínea.
• lead v. Emplomar.
• lead v. Guiar, conducir.
• lead v. Liderar.
• lead v. Dirigir.
• lead v. Preceder.
• lead v. Inducir.
• lead v. Liderar.
• lead v. Conducir, llevar, ir.
• lead v. Iniciar.
• lead s. Guía.
• lead s. Delantera, precedencia.
• lead s. Pista, indicio.
• lead s. Alambre conductor.
• lead s. Minería. Filón, veta.
• lead s. Náutica. Canal.
• lead s. Correa.
• lead s. Náutica. Largo de una cuerda.
• lead adj. Primero, líder, principal.

— English words, defined in Portuguese —

• lead adj. O mais importante.
• lead adj. Feito de chumbo.
• lead s. Liderança.
• lead s. Sugestão ou conselho que ajuda a dirigir ou guiar alguém a alguma coisa.
• lead s. Exemplo.
• lead s. (Química) chumbo.
• lead s. Massa de chumbo suspensa por um fio.
• lead s. Chumbo (balas, tiros).
• lead s. Mina, grafite (objeto tubular de grafita usado em lapiseiras).
• lead v. Guiar.
• lead v. Liderar.
• lead v. Levar.
• lead v. Cobrir com chumbo.

— English word, defined in Italian —

• lead s. (Elemento chimico) (metallurgia) piombo.

— In French —

• lead n.m. (Boxe) Puissant coup de poing direct du bras arrière.
• lead n.m. (Marketing) Prospect en commerce électronique.
• Lead n.prop. (Géographie) Paroisse civile d’Angleterre située dans…
• Lead n.prop. (Géographie) Ville du Dakota du Sud, aux États-Unis.

— In Portuguese —

• lead s. (Estrangeirismo) ver lide.

350 English words from 55 English definitions

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94 English words from 97 foreign definitions

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1 foreign word from 55 English definitions

water␣in

168 foreign words from 97 foreign definitions

Aanwijzing Ader ainsi ajuda alguém alguma allem allumage amerikanisch Angleterre aus Avance bedeckt bei Besturen bij blanche Blei Bleistiftmine Boxe branchement Chemie chimico Chimie chimique chumbo civile Cobrir coisa commerce␣électronique conducir conduire Conduite conselho coup␣de␣poing couvrir Dach Dakota␣du␣Sud Delantera dirigir Dünner Durchschuss Électricité électrique électronique elektrische Elektrotechnik élément élément␣chimique Elemento Elemento␣chimico Elementum Estrangeirismo États États-Unis Exemplo Feito Feuille Filón fio Führen garnir Géographie Gewerbe grafita grafite graphisches Graphit Guía guiar Hauptrolle Herramientas Hoofdrol Idiotisme importante Indénombrable indicio Inducir Iniciar Interligne Interligner isolierte kaartspel kein Kirchenfenstern lapiseiras legieren leiden leiten Leitung lester Levar lide líder Liderança Liderar ligne ligne␣blanche lignes Lijn lineas llevar lood mais Mécanique meist Mener métal metalla metallurgia Metalurgia Minería mit Náutica objeto Paroisse Paroisse␣civile Pharmacologie piombo Plomada plomb Plomber Plomo plumbea Plumbo Plumbum poing por précédant Premier␣rôle Química rangée rangées Scheikunde Schindeln segmenta Senkblei séparer série située sive Stift Sugestão suspensa Tête Tête␣de␣série texte Théâtre Tipografía tiroir Typographie UICPA Uitkomen una une usado US-amerikanisch Utensilios Verbleien Ville vivere voeren Voorbeeld Voorsprong vor␣allem vorder Zeilen zwischen

276 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

leade leads leady leaded leaden leader Leader leades lead-in leadin' lead␣in Leadon lead␣on leadup lead-up lead␣up lead␣dog leadens leaders Leaders leadest leadeth leading lead-ins lead␣ins leadish Leadite leadman leadmen leadoff lead-off lead␣off Leadons leadout lead-out lead␣out leadups lead-ups lead␣ups leadable lead-acid lead␣dogs leadened leadenly leaderly leadfeet leadfoot leadfree lead-free Leadgate +226 words

309 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

fleadh gleads pleads beleads Bleadon coleads deleads e-leader fleadhs inleads onleads pleaded pleader releads unleads upleads appleade cleading coleader deleaded e-leaders empleads forleads impleads isoleads misleads outleads plea␣deal pleaders pleadery pleadest pleadeth pleading releaded repleads unleaded ape␣leader appleades backleads beleading boleadora cleadings coleaders coleading deleading downleads empleaded fairleads foreleads Gileadean +259 words

104 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

blead flead glead plead belead colead delead dilead Gilead inlead onlead relead unlead uplead ate␣lead dog␣lead eat␣lead ekalead eka-lead emplead forlead implead isolead mislead nonlead offlead outlead pig␣lead pot␣lead red␣lead replead tea␣lead backlead blue␣lead decalead downlead eats␣lead fairlead forelead greylead hexalead jump␣lead misplead mock␣lead nonalead octalead outplead overlead ringlead stop␣lead +54 words

5 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

EAD 'ead lea Lea LEA

2 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ael DAE

12 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

Adel adle ALDE dale Dale deal Deal Dela E.D.␣La. lade Lade Leda

118 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

abled addle Adela adele Adele Adell Adler adlet Adlet ailed albed aldea Alden alder Alder alder- Alder. Aledo aloed Alred Andel atled Balde baled blade Blade blead cadel Cadle clade Dahle daled dalek Dalek Dalen Daleo dales Dales dalet Dalke damel Deahl deale deals dealt Debal decal dedal delam Delao +68 words

43 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

ade Ade ADE -ade ADL AED ael ale Ale DAE dal Dal DAL DEA del Del del. Del. DLA DLE EAD 'ead EAL Eda EDA EDL Ela ELA E-la eld 'eld lad LAD Lae LAE LαE LDA LDE lea Lea LEA led LED

41 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

bead dead head Head -head leaf Leaf leag Leah leak Leak leal Leal leam Leam lean Lean leap Leap LEAP lear Lear leas LEAs leat leed LEED lend leod lewd load LRAD mead Mead Nead PEAD read Read SEAD tead yead

9 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

EAD 'ead lad LAD lea Lea LEA led LED

2 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

lean'd Leard

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