black-lead

  • 31lead pencil — lead pen·cil || ‚led‚pensl writing utensil that contains black lead to create marks on paper …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 32lead — lead1 /leed/, v., led, leading, n., adj. v.t. 1. to go before or with to show the way; conduct or escort: to lead a group on a cross country hike. 2. to conduct by holding and guiding: to lead a horse by a rope. 3. to influence or induce; cause:… …

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  • 33lead — 1 /li:d/ verb past tense and past participle led /led/ GO SOMEWHERE 1 GO IN FRONT (I, T) to go in front of a group of people or vehicles: You lead and we ll follow. | A truck with a jazz band on it was leading the parade. | a procession led by a… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 34lead — I. /lid / (say leed) verb (led, leading) –verb (t) 1. (led, leading) ) to take or conduct on the way; go before or with to show the way. 2. to conduct by holding and guiding: to lead a horse by a rope. 3. (led …

  • 35lead — I [[t]lid[/t]] v. led, lead•ing, n. adj. 1) to go before or with to show the way; conduct or escort; guide: to lead a group on a hike[/ex] 2) to conduct by holding and guiding: to lead a horse by a rope[/ex] 3) to influence or induce; cause: What …

    From formal English to slang

  • 36lead — {{11}}lead (n.1) heavy metal, O.E. lead, from W.Gmc. *loudhom (Cf. O.Fris. lad, M.Du. loot, Du. lood lead, Ger. Lot weight, plummet ). The name and the skill in using the metal seem to have been borrowed from the Celts (Cf. O.Ir. luaide),… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 37lead — I v 1. guide, conduct, marshal, usher, escort, convoy; take the lead, lead the way. See lead(def.8). 2. precede, antecede, come or go before, come first, go ahead of, go in advance; rate, rank, outrank, have precedence, have priority. 3.… …

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  • 38black — blackish, adj. blackishly, adv. blackishness, n. /blak/, adj., blacker, blackest, n., v., adv. adj. 1. lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it. 2. characterized by absence of light; enveloped in …

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  • 39Black — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 very dark, having no colour from the absorption of all or nearly all incident light (like coal or soot). 2 completely dark from the absence of a source of light (black night). 3 (Black) a of the human group having dark… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 40black — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 very dark, having no colour from the absorption of all or nearly all incident light (like coal or soot). 2 completely dark from the absence of a source of light (black night). 3 (Black) a of the human group having dark… …

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