A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or (dated) to estimate velocity in knots.
A thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing.
The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction, course
to take the lead
To cover, fill, or affect with lead.
A civil parish in North Yorkshire, England.
A city in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States.
From Middle English leden, from Old English lǣdan (“to lead”), from Proto-West Germanic *laidijan, from Proto-Germanic *laidijaną (“to cause one to go, lead”), causative of Proto-Germanic *līþaną (“to...
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continuous firing leads the grooves of a rifle.
To guide or conduct.
a father leads a child
Misspelling of led.
Main, principal, primary, first, chief, foremost.
the lead guitarist in band