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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
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 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:
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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