Definition of lead

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Lead (n.) 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..

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Circumduction :: Circumduction (n.) A leading about; circumlocution.
Leaden :: Leaden (a.) Made of lead; of the nature of lead; as, a leaden ball..
Girondist :: Girondist (n.) A member of the moderate republican party formed in the French legislative assembly in 1791. The Girondists were so called because their leaders were deputies from the department of La Gironde.
Induce :: Induce (v. t.) To lead on; to influence; to prevail on; to incite; to move by persuasion or influence.
Brief :: Brief (v. t.) To make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to brief pleadings..
Ceruse :: Ceruse (n.) White lead, used as a pigment. See White lead, under White..
Pleader :: Pleader (n.) One who pleads; one who argues for or against; an advotate.
Lead :: Lead (v. t.) To tend or reach in a certain direction, or to a certain place; as, the path leads to the mill; gambling leads to other vices..
Deceiver :: Deceiver (n.) One who deceives; one who leads into error; a cheat; an impostor.
Associative :: Associative (a.) Having the quality of associating; tending or leading to association; as, the associative faculty..
Hegemonical :: Hegemonical (a.) Leading; controlling; ruling; predominant.
Circumduct :: Circumduct (v. t.) To lead about; to lead astray.
Lead :: Lead (v. t.) To guide or conduct one's self 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)..
Propylaeum :: Propylaeum (n.) Any court or vestibule before a building or leading into any inclosure.
Solid :: Solid (a.) Not having the lines separated by leads; not open.
Chromium :: Chromium (n.) A comparatively rare element occurring most abundantly in the mineral chromite. Atomic weight 52.5. Symbol Cr. When isolated it is a hard, brittle, grayish white metal, fusible with difficulty. Its chief commercial importance is for its compounds, as potassium chromate, lead chromate, etc., which are brilliantly colored and are used dyeing and calico printing. Called also chrome..
Consols :: Consols (n. pl. ) The leading British funded government security.
Snood :: Snood (n.) A short line (often of horsehair) connecting a fishing line with the hook; a snell; a leader.
Lead :: Lead (n.) 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..
Molybdenite :: Molybdenite (n.) A mineral occurring in soft, lead-gray, foliated masses or scales, resembling graphite; sulphide of molybdenum..
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