leaching
— Noun
– English
～ the process of leaching
leacock
— Noun
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～ Canadian economist best remembered for his humorous writings (1869-1944)
lead chromate
— Noun
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～ a poisonous chromate of lead used as a pigment in paint
lead carbonate
— Noun
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～ a poisonous white pigment that contains lead
lead-in
— Noun
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～ wire connecting an antenna to a receiver or a transmitter to a transmission line
lead
— Noun
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～ the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)
lead
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～ the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge; "the lead was in the dummy"
lead
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～ restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
lead
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～ evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator"
lead glass
— Noun
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～ glass containing lead oxide; has a high refractive index
lead
— Noun
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～ thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
lead
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～ (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning
lead
— Noun
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～ a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire; "it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads"
lead-in
— Noun
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～ the introductory section of a story; "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter"
lead colic
— Noun
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～ symptom of chronic lead poisoning and associated with obstinate constipation
lead
— Noun
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～ a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead'); "he takes the lead in any group"; "we were just waiting for someone to take the lead"; "they didn't follow our lead"
lead
— Noun
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～ (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base; "he took a long lead off first"
lead
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～ an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"
lead bank
— Noun
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～ a bank named by a lending syndicate of several banks to protect their interests
lead-acid accumulator
— Noun
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～ a battery with lead electrodes with dilute sulphuric acid as the electrolyte; each cell generates about 2 volts