drainpipe vs leader

drainpipe

noun
  • A verticle pipe carrying water from the roof gutter down the side of a building; downspout. 

  • A pipe that carries wastewater from a bathtub, shower, sink, etc. 

  • A pipe that is part of a device or appliance for carrying away waste fluid. 

  • The type of pipe that is used to construct a drainpipe. 

  • A type of form-fitting trousers with highly tapered legs. 

  • A conduit for carrying rainwater or flood water. 

leader

noun
  • A pipe for conducting rain water from a roof to a cistern or to the ground. 

  • The path taken by electrons from a cloud to ground level, determining the shape of a bolt of lightning. 

  • One who leads a political party or group of elected party members; sometimes used in titles. 

  • One having authority to direct. 

  • A performer who leads a band, choir, or a section of an orchestra. 

  • The dominant animal in a pack of animals, such as wolves or lions. 

  • an animal placed in advance of others, especially on a team of horse, oxen, or dogs 

  • Either of the two front horses of a team of four in front of a carriage. 

  • A person or organization that leads in a certain field in terms of excellence, success, etc. 

  • A loss leader or a popular product sold at a normal price. 

  • The first violin in a symphony orchestra; the concertmaster. 

  • A branch or small vein, not important in itself, but indicating the proximity of a better one. 

  • A type having a dot or short row of dots upon its face. 

  • A fast-growing terminal shoot of a woody plant. 

  • Any person who leads or directs. 

  • The drive wheel in any kind of machinery. 

  • Someone or something that leads or conducts. 

  • One who goes first. 

  • A net for leading fish into a pound, weir, etc. 

  • The first, or the principal, editorial article in a newspaper; a leading or main editorial article; a lead story. 

  • A section of line between the main fishing line and the snell of a hook, intended to be more resistant to bites and harder for a fish to detect than the main fishing line. 

  • A piece of material at the beginning or end of a reel or roll to allow the material to be threaded or fed onto something, as a reel of film onto a projector or a roll of paper onto a rotary printing press. 

  • A block of hard wood pierced with suitable holes for leading ropes in their proper places. 

  • A row of dots, periods, or hyphens, used in tables of contents, etc., to lead the eye across a space to the right word or number. 

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