| lead-in |
an introductory statement or segment, esp. in a television performance or program. [3 definitions] |
| leading |
highest in rank or most important; principal; main. [3 definitions] |
| leading edge |
the front edge of an airfoil, propeller blade, or sail that faces the wind or direction of motion. [2 definitions] |
| leading light |
an influential or guiding member, as of a community, club, or the like. |
| leading question |
a question worded in such a way as to suggest the correct or desired answer. |
| lead line |
a line with a lead weight attached to it that is lowered into water to measure its depth. |
| leadoff |
the first in any series of actions; beginning; start. [2 definitions] |
| lead-off |
leading; beginning. |
| lead on |
to entice into making a false assumption or taking an inappropriate or unwise course of action. |
| lead pencil |
a writing or drawing implement consisting of a thin rod of graphite encased in wood. |
| lead poisoning |
chronic or acute poisoning caused by the ingestion, inhalation, or absorption through the skin of lead or lead salts, characterized by anemia, constipation, abdominal pain, or convulsions, and sometimes resulting in paralysis or coma. |
| lead tetraethyl |
see "tetraethyl lead." |
| lead time |
the period of time between the decision to begin a project and its completion, as between the planning and completed manufacture of a product. |
| lead up to |
to precede (something). [4 definitions] |
| leaf |
one of the usu. green, flat parts of a plant that grow from the stem or branch and produce food by photosynthesis, or a similar growth or structure. [7 definitions] |
| leafage |
leaves collectively; foliage. |
| leaf bud |
a bud that produces stems and leaves, but not flowers. |
| leaf hopper |
any of a family of insects that leap from one plant to another, sucking the juices and often transmitting plant diseases. |
| leaf insect |
any of various sluggish winged insects having a leaflike body in color and form. |
| leaf lard |
lard of the highest quality. |
| leafless |
combined form of leaf. |