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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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Possible Jeopardy Clues |
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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 |
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To show the way to by going in advance. |
To serve as a route for take: The path led them to a cemetery. |
To be a channel or conduit for (water or electricity, for example). |
To guide the behavior or opinion of induce: led us to believe otherwise. |
To direct the performance or activities of: lead an orchestra. |
To inspire the conduct of: led the nation in its crisis. |
To play a principal or guiding role in: lead a discussion led the antiwar movement. |
To go or be at the head of: The queen led the procession. My name led the list. |
To be ahead of: led the runner-up by three strides. |
To guide or direct in a course: lead a horse by the halter. See Synonyms at guide. |
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 |