- pronunciation:
- led
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
Lead is a very heavy, soft, silver-gray metal. Lead has many uses, but it can be harmful to people and animals if it gets into their bodies.
Some weights that people lift for exercise have lead inside them.Lead used to be in paint many years ago, but lead is not used in paint anymore because the old dry paint can chip and get into the air or be eaten by small children. |
definition 2: |
The part of a pencil that makes marks is called "lead." It is not actually the same as the mineral "lead," though. It is really a substance called "graphite."
Dennis put more lead into his mechanical pencil. |
derivation: |
leadless (adj.) |
The words
lead2 and
led sound alike but have different meanings.