DICTOMETER

FORSPRANG (Norwegian for "lead")

(lead, delantera)

1. Synonyms:
   • Lead
   Definitions:
   • an advantage held by a competitor in a race
   Examples:
   • He took the lead at the last turn
   Antonyms:
   deficit
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Lead
   • Pb
   • Atomic number 82
   Definitions:
   • a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element
   • bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey
   Examples:
   • The children were playing with lead soldiers
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Lead
   • Track
   • Trail
   Definitions:
   • evidence pointing to a possible solution
   Examples:
   • The police are following a promising lead
   • The trail led straight to the perpetrator
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Lead
   Definitions:
   • a position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead')
   Examples:
   • He takes the lead in any group
   • We were just waiting for someone to take the lead
   • They didn't follow our lead
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Lead
   Definitions:
   • the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Lead
   • Lead-in
   • Lede
   Definitions:
   • the introductory section of a story
   Examples:
   • It was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Lead
   Definitions:
   • (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Star
   • Principal
   • Lead
   Definitions:
   • an actor who plays a principal role
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Lead
   Definitions:
   • (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base
   Examples:
   • He took a long lead off first
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Tip
    • Lead
    • Steer
    • Confidential information
    • Wind
    • Hint
    Definitions:
    • an indication of potential opportunity
    Examples:
    • He got a tip on the stock market
    • A good lead for a job
    
    
11. Synonyms:
    • Lead
    • Lead story
    Definitions:
    • a news story of major importance
    
    
12. Synonyms:
    • Spark advance
    • Lead
    Definitions:
    • the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine
    
    
13. Synonyms:
    • Leash
    • Tether
    • Lead
    Definitions:
    • restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
    
    
14. Synonyms:
    • Lead
    • Leading
    Definitions:
    • thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
    
    
15. Synonyms:
    • Lead
    • Pencil lead
    Definitions:
    • mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness
    • the marking substance in a pencil
    
    
16. Synonyms:
    • Jumper cable
    • Jumper lead
    • Lead
    • Booster cable
    Definitions:
    • a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire
    Examples:
    • It was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads
    
    
17. Synonyms:
    • Lead
    Definitions:
    • the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge
    Examples:
    • The lead was in the dummy
    
    

1. Synonyms:
   • Lead
   • Take
   • Direct
   • Conduct
   • Guide
   Definitions:
   • take somebody somewhere
   Examples:
   • We lead him to our chief
   • Can you take me to the main entrance?
   • He conducted us to the palace
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Leave
   • Result
   • Lead
   Definitions:
   • have as a result or residue
   Examples:
   • The water left a mark on the silk dress
   • Her blood left a stain on the napkin
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Lead
   Definitions:
   • tend to or result in
   Examples:
   • This remark lead to further arguments among the guests
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Lead
   • Head
   Definitions:
   • travel in front of
   • go in advance of others
   Examples:
   • The procession was headed by John
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Lead
   Definitions:
   • cause to undertake a certain action
   Examples:
   • Her greed led her to forge the checks
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Run
   • Go
   • Pass
   • Lead
   • Extend
   Definitions:
   • stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope
   • run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
   Examples:
   • Service runs all the way to Cranbury
   • His knowledge doesn't go very far
   • My memory extends back to my fourth year of life
   • The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Head
   • Lead
   Definitions:
   • be in charge of
   Examples:
   • Who is heading this project?
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Lead
   • Top
   Definitions:
   • be ahead of others
   • be the first
   Examples:
   • She topped her class every year
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Contribute
   • Lead
   • Conduce
   Definitions:
   • be conducive to
   Examples:
   • The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Conduct
    • Lead
    • Direct
    Definitions:
    • lead, as in the performance of a composition
    Examples:
    • Conduct an orchestra
    • Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years
    
    
11. Synonyms:
    • Go
    • Lead
    Definitions:
    • lead, extend, or afford access
    Examples:
    • This door goes to the basement
    • The road runs South
    
    
12. Synonyms:
    • Precede
    • Lead
    Definitions:
    • move ahead (of others) in time or space
    
    
13. Synonyms:
    • Run
    • Lead
    Definitions:
    • cause something to pass or lead somewhere
    Examples:
    • Run the wire behind the cabinet
    
    
14. Synonyms:
    • Moderate
    • Chair
    • Lead
    Definitions:
    • preside over
    Examples:
    • John moderated the discussion