to lead

To move from one place to another, physically or in meaning

To stop movement, access, or progress

Holding the first position in a game or race

Make someone do what you want without them noticing

To delay saying the most important part of a story so readers miss it

To be shot at with bullets

You can reach the same result in many different ways

Ahead of other people in a race or competition

To marry someone in a formal wedding ceremony

Act in a way that makes you open to attack or criticism

In a first position that gives an advantage in a competition

To cause something to happen, often with bad results

To cause events that prepare for something that happens later

Slowly move toward an event or result

To start guiding a group or activity and make the main decisions

To make someone think you want a relationship or a future with them when you do not

To start an event or activity, for example a speech

To make someone go the wrong way, behave badly, or believe things that are not true

Fail to give any useful result or make progress

To cause someone, often a young person, to do bad things

To stand at the front of a group and direct them

To find a useful clue that helps an investigation

The most important news story in a newspaper, on TV, or online

A short introduction before the main part of a talk or story

A condition that happens when too much lead gets into the body and makes you sick

The time between starting and finishing a process often used in business

Does not contain the metal lead

A pencil that uses graphite for writing or drawing

A rechargeable device with lead plates and weak sulphuric acid used in cars and for backup power

Glass made with small amounts of the metal lead that is very clear and sparkly

A piece of music that shows the tune, words, and chords

A thin dark core inside a pencil that makes marks on paper

A poisonous white pigment made from a heavy metal and used in older paints

A bright red powder used to make paint and to protect metal from rust

A soft black material in pencil cores that is also used as a nuclear reactor moderator called graphite

A dull grey-blue color like old metal

A bank that coordinates a group of other banks to give a loan together

A very heavy, very filling sandwich people joke about to mean a hard situation

A clear oily poison once added to petrol or gasoline to stop engine knocking

Heavy metal that people make harder by adding antimony or other metals for industrial use

A rock that contains a heavy grey metal people take out to use

A bright yellow poisonous chemical used to make paint

A rope with a heavy lead weight that sailors lower to measure water depth from a boat

A poisonous white chemical once used to kill insects on crops

A white poisonous powder that contains lead and was used to make paint

A wire that connects an antenna to a TV or radio

Blocks of lead made for storage or moving

A short wire with metal clips at both ends used to make temporary electric connections

A poisonous white chemical used to dye cloth and make coatings for metal and wood

Severe belly pain and constipation caused by long term lead poisoning

Short wire with clips at each end that makes a temporary electrical connection between two points

A poisonous white chemical used long ago to dye fabrics and make glazes

A heavy metal weight tied to a rope used to measure how deep water is

A metal made from lead and a little of another metal used to make parts stronger and resist corrosion

A shrub that grows on sandy river banks and is thought to show nearby lead

A rechargeable battery with lead plates and acid used in cars and backup power

A person who starts and encourages dancing at parties

A clear oily poisonous liquid once added to gasoline to reduce engine knocking

A low bushy tropical tree with feathery leaves and long pods used for animal food and to help the soil

A green rock that contains lead and gives small amounts of lead when processed

A thick paste used to seal metal pipe joints

A mineral that contains lead and is used to make white paint