lead
Appearance
Pronunciation
[change]- noun 1
- noun 2
- verb
Noun
[change]- (countable) A lead is a wire or strap attached to something.
- The dog can't go far because it's on a short lead.
- Attach this lead to one end of the battery.
- (uncountable) Lead is a very heavy gray metal. It's a chemical symbol is Pb.
- This box is so heavy, it feels as if it's full of lead.
Verb
[change]
Plain form |
Third-person singular |
Past tense |
Past participle |
Present participle |
- Someone is leading other people if the person is going first and the other people are following or coming after.
- Please lead us to the house, because you know how to go there.
- Showing or telling other people what to do.
- He moves that little stick in the air to lead the people making music.
-
Lead bricks stopping radioactive rays from coming out
-
A red lead attached to a battery
-
A man using a baton (stick) to lead people making music
Related words
[change]The Periodic Table | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H | He | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Li | Be | B | C | N | O | F | Ne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Na | Mg | Al | Si | P | S | Cl | Ar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
K | Ca | Sc | Ti | V | Cr | Mn | Fe | Co | Ni | Cu | Zn | Ga | Ge | As | Se | Br | Kr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rb | Sr | Y | Zr | Nb | Mo | Tc | Ru | Rh | Pd | Ag | Cd | In | Sn | Sb | Te | I | Xe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cs | Ba | La | Ce | Pr | Nd | Pm | Sm | Eu | Gd | Tb | Dy | Ho | Er | Tm | Yb | Lu | Hf | Ta | W | Re | Os | Ir | Pt | Au | Hg | Tl | Pb | Bi | Po | At | Rn | ||||||||||
Fr | Ra | Ac | Th | Pa | U | Np | Pu | Am | Cm | Bk | Cf | Es | Fm | Md | No | Lr | Rf | Db | Sg | Bh | Hs | Mt | Ds | Rg | Cn | Nh | Fl | Mc | Lv | Ts | Og | ||||||||||
|