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Definitions of lead in various dictionaries:

noun - an advantage held by a competitor in a race

noun - a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element

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Possible Jeopardy Clues
Poisoning from this metal is sometimes called plumbism or saturnism
Something plumose contains feathers; something plumbic contains this element
When pronounced another way, this element is the top story on a newscast
Plumbum
In 1674 England's George Ravenscroft patented glass that used an oxide of this heavy element, Pb
Thallium is said to look like this element, so get the thallium out & give us your question
In the lottery of the caskets in "The Merchant of Venice", Bassanio chooses a casket made of this element
Noticing ill effects, the Roman, Vitruvius, recommended water pipes be made of clay rather than this
One of the EPA's 6 common air pollutants is this element that at least has been cut in gasoline
Though soft, this metal is durable & corrosion resistant, so the Romans made water pipes of it (not a good idea)
Possible Dictionary Clues
a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull gray
the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine
an indication of potential opportunity
a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire
the black writing material made of graphite, used esp. in the center of a pencil
If something such as a road or sign leads somewhere, it goes toward something else or shows you how to get to a particular place:
to prepare the way for something to happen cause:
(esp. in sports or other competitions) to be in front, be first, or be winning:
a leash
A lead is also the amount or distance by which someone is in front:
Geographic Matches
Lead, SOUTH DAKOTA, UNITED STATES
Lead description
Lead is a chemical element with symbol Pb (from the Latin plumbum) and atomic number 82. It is a heavy metal that is denser than most common materials. Lead is soft and malleable, and has a relatively low melting point. When freshly cut, lead is silvery with a hint of blue; it tarnishes to a dull gray color when exposed to air. Lead has the highest atomic number of any stable element and three of its isotopes each conclude a major decay chain of heavier elements.
* Lead is a relatively unreactive post-transition metal. Its weak metallic character is illustrated by its amphoteric nature; lead and lead oxides react with acids and bases, and it tends to form covalent bonds. Compounds of lead are usually found in the +2 oxidation state rather than the +4 state common with lighter members of the carbon group. Exceptions are mostly limited to organolead compounds. Like the lighter members of the group, lead tends to bond with itself; it can form chains, rings and polyhedral structures.
* Lead is
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