lead
lead is a valid 4-letter word worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
What does lead mean?
Be in charge of.
Lead, extend, or afford access.
Move ahead (of others) in time or space.
Preside over.
Cause something to pass or lead somewhere.
Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point.
Be ahead of others; be the first.
Cause to undertake a certain action.
Tend to or result in.
“This remark lead to further arguments among the guests”
Take somebody somewhere.
“We lead him to our chief”
Produce as a result or residue.
Be conducive to.
“The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing”
Lead, as in the performance of a composition.
A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey.
“the children were playing with lead soldiers”
An actor who plays a principal role.
Evidence pointing to a possible solution.
“the police are following a promising lead”
Thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing.
The introductory section of a story.
“it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter”
Restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal.
The timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine.
An indication of potential opportunity.
“a good lead for a job”
Mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil.
An advantage held by a competitor in a race.
“he took the lead at the last turn”
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”
(baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base.
“he took a long lead off first”
(sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning.
The angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile).
The playing of a card to start a trick in bridge.
“the lead was in the dummy”
A jumper that consists of a short piece of wire.
“it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads”
A news story of major importance.