The course of a rope from end to end.
The excess above a right angle in the angle between two consecutive cranks, as of a compound engine, on the same shaft.
A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or (dated) to estimate velocity in knots.
The advance of the current phase in an alternating circuit beyond that of the electromotive force producing it.
Information obtained by a detective or police officer that allows him or her to discover further details about a crime or incident.
Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs.
The situation where a runner steps away from a base while waiting for the pitch to be thrown.
In a steam engine, the width of port opening which is uncovered by the valve, for the admission or release of steam, at the instant when the piston is at end of its stroke.
An important news story that appears on the front page of a newspaper or at the beginning of a news broadcast
The announcement by one voice part of a theme to be repeated by the other parts.
The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction, course
The action of a tooth, such as a tooth of a wheel, in impelling another tooth or a pallet.
bullets; ammunition.
A thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing.
In a barbershop quartet, the person who sings the melody, usually the second tenor
The actor who plays the main role; lead actor.
A lode.
Information obtained by a news reporter about an issue or subject that allows him or her to discover more details.
Precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; the state of being ahead in a race; the highest score in a game in an incomplete game.
The main role in a play or film; the lead role.
A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum).
A mark or a short passage in one voice part, as of a canon, serving as a cue for the entrance of others.
An insulated metallic wire for electrical devices and equipment.
The act or right of playing first in a game or round; the card suit, or piece, so played
The distance of haul, as from a cutting to an embankment.
The angle between the line joining the brushes of a continuous-current dynamo and the diameter symmetrical between the poles.
Vertical space in advance of a row or between rows of text. Also known as leading.
The person in charge of a project or a work shift etc.
A rope, leather strap, or similar device with which to lead an animal; a leash
The player who throws the first two rocks for a team.
A thin cylinder of graphite used in pencils.
The axial distance a screw thread travels in one revolution. It is equal to the pitch times the number of starts.
A roof covered with lead sheets or terne plates.
A channel of open water in an ice field.
Hypothesis that has not been pursued
Potential opportunity for a sale or transaction, a potential customer.
A teaser; a lead-in; the start of a newspaper column, telling who, what, when, where, why and how. (Sometimes spelled as lede for this usage to avoid ambiguity.)
Foremost.
Main, principal, primary, first, chief, foremost.
To guide or conduct, as by accompanying, going before, showing, influencing, directing with authority, etc.; to have precedence or preeminence; to be first or chief; — used in most of the senses of the transitive verb.
To guide or conduct in a certain course, or to a certain place or end, by making the way known; to show the way, especially by going with or going in advance of, to lead a pupil; to guide somebody somewhere or to bring somebody somewhere by means of instructions.
To direct; to counsel; to instruct
To conduct or direct with authority; to have direction or charge of; to command, especially a military or business unit.
To guide or conduct oneself in, through, or along (a certain course); hence, to proceed in the way of; to follow the path or course of; to pass; to spend. Also, to cause (one) to proceed or follow in (a certain course).
To go or to be in advance of; to precede; hence, to be foremost or chief among.
To step off base and move towards the next base.
To draw or direct by influence, whether good or bad; to prevail on; to induce; to entice; to allure
To be ahead of others, e.g., in a race.
Lead climb.
To produce (with to).
To guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection.
To place leads between the lines of.
To aim in front of a moving target, in order that the shot may hit the target as it passes.
To cover, fill, or affect with lead.
To have the highest interim score in a game.
To tend or reach in a certain direction, or to a certain place.
To lead off or out, to go first; to begin.
To live or experience (a particular way of life).
To be more advanced in technology or business than others.
To begin a game, round, or trick, with
A plug, or conical block of wood, with longitudinal grooves on its surface, in which the strands of the rope slide in the process of twisting.
A garment worn to cover the torso.
A stroke on the top of the ball.
The highest or uppermost part of something.
A top quark.
A framework at the top of a ship's mast to which rigging is attached.
A lid, cap or cover of a container.
the part of something that is usually the top.
The first half of an inning, during which the home team fields and the visiting team bats.
A forward spin given to the ball by hitting it on or near the top; topspin
(A table at which there is, or which has enough seats for) a group of a specified number of people eating at a restaurant.
A man penetrating or with a preference for penetrating during homosexual intercourse.
A child’s spinning toy; a spinning top.
The utmost degree; the acme; the summit.
Highest pitch or loudest volume.
The part of a cut gem between the girdle, or circumference, and the table, or flat upper surface.
Oral stimulation of the male member, a blowjob.
The uppermost part of a page, picture, viewing screen, etc.
The near end of somewhere
A bundle or ball of slivers of combed wool, from which the noils, or dust, have been taken out.
A dominant partner in a BDSM relationship or roleplay.
The highest rank; the most honourable position; the utmost attainable place.
Rated first.
To anally penetrate in gay sex.
To cut, break, or otherwise take off the top of (a steel ingot) to remove unsound metal.
To strike (the ball) above the centre; also, to make (a stroke, etc.) by hitting the ball in this way.
To commit suicide.
To excel, to surpass, to beat, to exceed.
To murder.
To be in the lead, to be at number one position (of).
To be the dominant partner in a BDSM relationship or roleplay.
To cut or remove the top (as of a tree)
To cover on the top or with a top.
To improve (domestic animals, especially sheep) by crossing certain individuals or breeds with other superior breeds.
To put a stiffening piece or back on (a saw blade).
To raise one end of (a yard, etc.), making it higher than the other.
To cover with another dye.
To strike the top of (an obstacle) with the hind feet while jumping, so as to gain new impetus.
Situated on the top of something.
Best; of the highest quality or rank.
Very good, of high quality, power, or rank.