We found 84 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word lead:
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 General (31 matching dictionaries)
- lead, lead: Compact Oxford English Dictionary [home, info]
- lead, lead: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
- lead: Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, 11th Edition [home, info]
- lead: Cambridge International Dictionary of English [home, info]
- Lead: Wiktionary [home, info]
- lead: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed. [home, info]
- lead: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus [home, info]
- lead: Infoplease Dictionary [home, info]
- lead, the lead: Dictionary.com [home, info]
- lead (n.), lead (v.): Online Etymology Dictionary [home, info]
- Lead, lead: UltraLingua English Dictionary [home, info]
- lead: Cambridge Dictionary of American English [home, info]
- lead: Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms [home, info]
- Lead(metal), Lead (Japanese Group), Lead (band), Lead (dance), Lead (disambiguation), Lead (electronics), Lead (element), Lead (geology), Lead (metal), Lead (music), Lead, The Lead: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia [home, info]
- lead: Cambridge International Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs [home, info]
- Lead: Online Plain Text English Dictionary [home, info]
- lead: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition [home, info]
- lead: Rhymezone [home, info]
- Lead: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary [home, info]
- lead: Webster's 1828 Dictionary [home, info]
- Lead (dog): Britih-American Dictionary [home, info]
- lead: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms [home, info]
- lead: All About Homonyms [home, info]
- Lead: Encarta® Online Encyclopedia, North American Edition [home, info]
- Lead: 1911 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica [home, info]
- lead: Free Dictionary [home, info]
- Lead: Columbia Gazetteer of North America [home, info]
- lead: Mnemonic Dictionary [home, info]
- lead: WordNet 1.7 Vocabulary Helper [home, info]
- lead: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus [home, info]
- lead: Dictionary/thesaurus [home, info]
Art (3 matching dictionaries)
- lead: ArtLex Lexicon of Visual Art Terminology [home, info]
- Lead: Beginners' Bridge Glossay [home, info]
- Lead: Natural Magick [home, info]
Business (7 matching dictionaries)
- Lead: MoneyGlossary.com [home, info]
- Lead: bizterms.net [home, info]
- Lead: Bloomberg Financial Glossary [home, info]
- Lead: Wideman Comparative Glossary of Project Management Terms [home, info]
- lead: Legal dictionary [home, info]
- Lead(metal), Lead (element), Lead (metal), lead: Financial dictionary [home, info]
- lead (Pb): BusinessDictionary.com [home, info]
Computing (4 matching dictionaries)
- Lead: Cybernetics and Systems [home, info]
- LEAD: BABEL: Computer Oriented Abbreviations and Acronyms [home, info]
- lead: whatis? [home, info]
- Lead(metal), Lead (element), Lead (metal), Lead (music), lead: Encyclopedia [home, info]
Medicine (6 matching dictionaries)
- lead, lead: Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary [home, info]
- Lead: Medical Dictionary [home, info]
- Lead: Merck Manuals [home, info]
- lead: online medical dictionary [home, info]
- Lead: Health and Wellness Dictionary [home, info]
- Lead(metal), Lead (element), Lead (metal), lead: Medical dictionary [home, info]
Miscellaneous (6 matching dictionaries)
- lead: Encyclopedia of Graphic Symbols [home, info]
- Lead: Brilliant Dream Dictionary [home, info]
- lead: Sound-Alike Words [home, info]
- LEAD: Acronym Finder [home, info]
- LEAD: AbbreviationZ [home, info]
- lead: Idioms [home, info]
Religion (1 matching dictionary)
- Lead: Smith's Bible Dictionary [home, info]
Science (6 matching dictionaries)
- Lead: Biological Sciences Dictionary [home, info]
- lead: Archaeology Wordsmith [home, info]
- LEAD: The Mineral Gallery [home, info]
- Lead: Extragalactic Astronomy [home, info]
- Lead: The Orchid Lady's Illustrated Orchid Encyclopedia [home, info]
- lead: WebElements Periodic Table of the Elements [home, info]
Slang (1 matching dictionary)
- lead: The Folk File [home, info]
Sports (3 matching dictionaries)
- lead: Pinochle Glossary [home, info]
- lead, lead: Hickok Sports Glossaries [home, info]
- LEAD: CAVE AND KARST TERMINOLOGY [home, info]
Tech (16 matching dictionaries)
- lead: Electronics [home, info]
- lead: NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL [home, info]
- Lead: Glossary of Air Pollution Terms [home, info]
- Lead: AUTOMOTIVE TERMS [home, info]
- LEAD: Roofing Terms [home, info]
- lead: Construction deterioration & building durability glossary [home, info]
- lead: Glossary of Meteorology [home, info]
- Lead: Explosives [home, info]
- lead: Illustrated Glass Dictionary [home, info]
- LEAD: Lake and Water Word Glossary [home, info]
- Lead: Glossary of Mining Terms [home, info]
- Lead: Minerals and Metals [home, info]
- lead: Search Engine Dictionary [home, info]
- lead: SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language [home, info]
- Lead: Urban Conservation Glossary [home, info]
- lead: Television: Critical Methods and Applications [home, info]
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Quick definitions (lead)
▸ noun: the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge ("The lead was in the dummy")
▸ noun: a position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead') ("He takes the lead in any group")
▸ noun: mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil
▸ noun: thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
▸ noun: an advantage held by a competitor in a race ("He took the lead at the last turn")
▸ noun: evidence pointing to a possible solution ("The police are following a promising lead")
▸ noun: the introductory section of a story ("It was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter")
▸ noun: a news story of major importance
▸ noun: (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base ("He took a long lead off first")
▸ noun: the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)
▸ noun: a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull gray ("The children were playing with lead soldiers")
▸ noun: the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine
▸ noun: an indication of potential opportunity ("A good lead for a job")
▸ noun: a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire ("It was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads")
▸ noun: restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
▸ noun: an actor who plays a principal role
▸ verb: tend to or result in ("This remark lead to further arguments among the guests")
▸ verb: be ahead of others; be the first
▸ verb: pass or spend ("Lead a good life")
▸ verb: cause to undertake a certain action
▸ verb: travel in front of; go in advance of others
▸ verb: take somebody somewhere ("We lead him to our chief")
▸ verb: be in charge of
▸ verb: be conducive to ("The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing")
▸ verb: lead, extend, or afford access
▸ verb: cause something to pass or lead somewhere
▸ verb: lead, as in the performance of a composition
▸ verb: move ahead (of others) in time or space
▸ verb: result in
▸ verb: preside over
▸ verb: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
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