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The answer LEAD has 682 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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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
noun - evidence pointing to a possible solution
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Pencil's innards |
One of a ballroom couple |
Kind of balloon |
Actor's goal |
Helpful information |
Pencil filler |
Best part |
Detective's need |
One of a pair of dancers |
Sinker material |
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The EPA names deteriorating paint & contaminated dust & soil as leading sources of poison from this metal |
Galena is the chief ore for getting this element, atomic number 82, out |
A metallic element: plomo |
Gamma rays produced by nuclear fission are best blocked by a thick shield of this metal |
In the '90s the U.S. banned the once-common use of this metal in the foil over a bottle's neck |
A Cincinnati study found a link between teen delinquency & early exposure to this toxic metal |
If someone wants you to hurry, he tells you to "get" this metal out |
Possible Dictionary Clues |
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a dense, soft, dark gray metal, used esp. in combination with other metals and in batteries ( devices that produce electricity): |
an action or example that shows a person or group what to do: |
to be in charge of a group of people, an organization, or a situation: |
to be in front, be first, or be winning in a particular situation or area of business: |
to happen before something else happens: |
to influence someone to do sth: |
to be actively involved in what you are encouraging others to do: |
to be better or more successful than other people or things: |
a winning position in a situation in which people are competing: |
to manage or control a group of people to be the person who makes decisions that other people choose to follow or obey: |
Lead description |
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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 |