Definition of lead

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Lead (n.) One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished. It is both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity, and is used for tubes, sheets, bullets, etc. Its specific gravity is 11.37. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic weight, 206.4. Symbol Pb (L. Plumbum). It is chiefly obtained from the mineral galena, lead sulphide..

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Mislead :: Mislead (v. t.) To lead into a wrong way or path; to lead astray; to guide into error; to cause to mistake; to deceive.
Acephalous :: Acephalous (a.) Without a leader or chief.
Adherent :: Adherent (n.) One who adheres; one who adheres; one who follows a leader, party, or profession; a follower, or partisan; a believer in a particular faith or church..
Whichsoever :: Whichsoever (pron. & a.) Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one (of two or more) which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town..
Madrina :: Madrina (n.) An animal (usually an old mare), wearing a bell and acting as the leader of a troop of pack mules..
Leaded :: Leaded (imp. & p. p.) of Lea.
Saturn :: Saturn (n.) The metal lead.
Sequacious :: Sequacious (a.) Inclined to follow a leader; following; attendant.
Protestation :: Protestation (n.) Formerly, a declaration in common-law pleading, by which the party interposes an oblique allegation or denial of some fact, protesting that it does or does not exist, and at the same time avoiding a direct affirmation or denial..
Issuable :: Issuable (a.) Leading to, producing, or relating to, an issue; capable of being made an issue at law..
Fallacious :: Fallacious (a.) Embodying or pertaining to a fallacy; illogical; fitted to deceive; misleading; delusive; as, fallacious arguments or reasoning..
Jemidar :: "Jemidar (n.) The chief or leader of a hand or body of persons; esp., in the native army of India, an officer of a rank corresponding to that of lieutenant in the English army..
Blacklead :: Blacklead (v. t.) To coat or to polish with black lead.
Command :: Command (n.) Authority; power or right of control; leadership; as, the forces under his command..
Musical :: Musical (n.) A social entertainment of which music is the leading feature; a musical party.
Dissociative :: Dissociative (a.) Tending or leading to dissociation.
Forewit :: Forewit (n.) A leader, or would-be leader, in matters of knowledge or taste..
Led :: Led (imp. & p. p.) of Lead.
Scorify :: Scorify (v. t.) To reduce to scoria or slag; specifically, in assaying, to fuse so as to separate the gangue and earthy material, with borax, lead, soda, etc., thus leaving the gold and silver in a lead button; hence, to separate from, or by means of, a slag..
Direct :: Direct (a.) Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means..
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