An elemental metal from which the majority of bullets are made. Dull grey in colour, it is highly malleable with a low melting temperature and is easily alloyed with other metals, such as tin in order [..]

A potential customer who must be contacted by a salesperson and either qualified or disqualified as a sales opportunity. Leads will be converted into accounts, contacts, or opportunities if they are q [..]

colic (painters’ colic) Chronic intestinal pains and constipation caused by lead poisoning.

Payment of a financial obligation earlier than is expected or required.

A malleable metal once extensively used for flashings.

Plomb

1 [intransitive/transitive] to walk, drive, fly, sail etc in front of a group of people, vehicles, planes, ships etcLeading the mourners were his widow and 14-year-old daughter.She led us down the hil [..]

A lead is a sales prospect who has expressed interest in your product or company.

heavy metal, Old English lead "lead, leaden vessel," from West Germanic *loudhom (source also of Old Frisian lad, Middle Dutch loot, Dutch lood "lead," German Lot "weight, plu [..]

"made of or resembling lead," late 14c., from lead (n.1).

"to guide," Old English lædan (transitive) "cause to go with oneself; march at the head of, go before as a guide, accompany and show the way; carry on; sprout forth, bring forth; pass ( [..]

early 15c., "to make of lead," from lead (n.1). Meaning "to cover with lead" is from mid-15c. In printing, 1841, also lead out.

c. 1300, "action of leading," from lead (v.1). Meaning "the front or leading place" is from 1560s. Johnson stigmatized it as "a low, despicable word." Sense in card-playi [..]

An inquiry or referral about an individual or organization that is a potential customer.

The first player on a team to deliver a pair of stones for his/her team in each end.

Bullet; see slugs

bullets fired from a gun, gun shots

A joke that gets no response. Contraction of the phrase a'lead balloon'.

It can be used to describe somthing that is "old" or "broken".

A fun, spunky, and very talented Japanese pop group made up of four boys: Hiroki Nakadoi, Akira Kagimoto, Keita Furuya, and Shinya Taniuchi. They are giant dorks who deserve much love for their hilari [..]

A "lead" is a slang term describing a black guy and is short for lead suspect. If something bad happens, you can usually thank a lead...

chemical element with the symbol Pb.

A long fracture or separation between ice floes wide enough to be navigated by a ship. A lead may be covered by thin ice.

A lead indicates a potential customer who has expressed interest in a product or service, generally by means of requesting additional information or following through on an online registration. Some affiliate programs pay on a CPL, or Cost Per Lead, basis.

In a network diagram, the minimum necessary lapse of time between the start of one activity and the start of an overlapping activity. [D04584]

The melody or top part of an arrangement; a part played by a lead trumpet, lead alto saxophone, etc.

an advantage held by a competitor in a race; "he took the lead at the last turn" take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; " [..]

(rhymes with bed) a heavy soft grey metal

(rhymes with seed) to be first, before everyone else

Lead (pronounced "leed") is a marketing term that describes a connection made with a potential customer or client. The goal of most online advertising is to generate leads, which may "l [..]

This is one of the most common of metals, found generally in veins of rocks, though seldom in a metallic state, and most commonly in combination with sulphur. It was early known to the ancients, and t [..]

These are electrolytically deposited nodules of lead and a high-purity lead metal cube. The surface of the lead nodules is darkened due to oxidation." > These are electrolytically deposited nodules of lead and a high-purity lead metal cube. The surface of the lead nodules is darkened due to oxi [..]

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To dream of lead, foretells poor success in any engagement. A lead mine, indicates that your friends will look with suspicion on your money making. Your sweetheart will surprise you with her deceit and ill temper. To dream of lead ore, foretells distress and accidents. Business will assume a gloomy cast. To hunt for lead, denotes discontentment, an [..]

led lead·ing : to suggest the desired answer to (a witness) by asking leading questions

Lead - is the term used to describe a person or company that has expressed interest in an offer. Companies follow up on leads in hopes of converting them into customers.

A wire, with or without terminals, that connects two points in a circuit.

A malleable metal once extensively used for flashings.

US term for a track giving access from a main line to a railway yard.

Electric cable used in maintenance for shore supplies

The section of a wall built up and racked back on successive courses. A line is attached to leads as a guide for constructing a wall between them.

(Pronounced ‘leed’) (1) The first story in a news bulletin or on the front page of a newspaper. Also called a 'splash'. (2) In the US, the first paragraph in a story. See also intro. (3) A t [..]

 A metal, previously used as a pigment in paints. Discontinued in the early 1950s by industry consensus standard, and banned by the Consumer Products Safety Commission in 1978 because of its toxicity. [..]

Potential sales contact; an individual or company expressing interest in a service or product. See Lead retrieval, Lead tracking.

Much of the lead used today is obtained through recycling. Mined lead is primarily extracted from galena and cerussite. Lead’s principal application, accounting for approximately 67 percent of its total consumption during the past six years, is vehicular batteries. The soft bluish-white metal is also used extensively in the formation of re [..]

The distance a thread will advance along its axis in one complete revolution. Also, a heavy, soft', malleable metal having a low melting point. It has a bright. silvery color when freshly cut or [..]

A soft, malleable, ductile, bluish-white, dense metallic element, extracted chiefly from galena and used in containers and pipes for corrosives, solder and type metal, bullets, radiation shielding, paints, and antiknock compounds. Atomic number 82; atomic weight 207.19; melting point 327.5°C; boiling point 1,744°C; specific gravity 11.35; valence 2 [..]

a metal that can make infants and young children sick.

the first sentence or first few sentences of a story

First paragraph in a news story.

the first sentence or first few sentences of a story

pronounced ‘leed’. The main story on the page. Could also mean the story’s intro.

in: Introductory statement to film or tape of actual event.

out: Copy that comes immediately after tape of film of an

A W3C policy to eat our own cooking to find out how it can be better. Open source releases from W3C

a heavy metal. Several isotopes of lead, such as Pb-210 which emits beta particles, are in the uranium decay chain.

With respect to Radiation Protection, lead together with perhaps concrete, is the most likely shielding material for attenuating X-Rays and Gamma Rays . It has a density approximately 11 times greater [..]

(1) The first paragraph or first several paragraphs of a newspaper story (sometimes spelled lede); (2) the story given the best display on Page One; (3) a tip.

first sentence of a news story, which should concisely reveal the story's basic events and provide an introduction to the details given in the rest of the story

When a visitor registers, signs up for, or downloads something on an advertiser’s site. A lead might also comprise a visitor filling out a form on an advertiser’s site.

 - The condition where the current precedes in time with respect to the voltage in an ac circuit (for example, a capacitive load).

The short length of a conductor that hangs free in a box or service panel. (i.e. a wire end)

the metal, was, by the ancient alchemists, called Saturn. (Anglo-Saxon, led.)

(Anglo-Saxon læd-an.)

A lead is an elongated area of open water inside the sea-ice pack. See section 1.4.1.

 Lead is the amount of linear advance caused by one revolution of the leadscrew (lead = 1/Pitch).

Lead (Pronounced "led"). the weight used in sounding with a leadline. (Pronounced "leed"). A narrow channel; especially through pack ice, or in rock or coral-studded waters.

The direction of a rope or the direction of a strand in a knot

A long, linear area of open water that ranges from a few meters to over a kilometer in width, and tens of km long, which develops as sea ice pulls apart.

Refers to the direction in which a line goes. A boom vang, for example, may "lead to the cockpit."

1) Main story in a newsletter. 2) First paragraph in a news story. Pronounced “leed.”

A lead describes a qualified contact that could potentially become a newly acquired customer. In contrast to a sale, the revenue generated by the customer is not yet known. The website operator identifies the value of a lead, depending on the type of lead, prior to its acquisition. A lead often entails a cost for the customer, such as a mobile phon [..]

Desired action taken by customers – such as filling out a form, submitting an email or downloading a whitepaper – that allows marketers to capture a user’s information for later use.

A criteria pollutant, lead (Pb) is a stable, heavy metal that had been used extensively (e.g., in paint, batteries, and pipes) but is highly poisonous to humans and animals.

To play the first card to a trick.

A strap, cord, or chain attached to the collar or harness, or sometimes simply around the neck, for the purpose of restraining or leading the dog. Also called leash.

Symbol:"Pb" Atomic Number:"82" Atomic Mass: 207.20amu. It is classified as a basic metal. Lead is a bluish metal found as an element and in many minerals. It has be [..]

A heavy metal present in small amounts everywhere in the human environment.  Lead can get into the body from drinking contaminated water, eating vegetables grown in contaminated soil, or breathing dust when children play or adults work in lead-contaminated areas or eating lead-based paint.  It can cause damage to the nervous system or blood cells.  [..]

Details about a potential customer, which may be gained through an Inbound Marketing program.

Lead is a heavy metal which is highly toxic. It is excreted very slowly from the body and is therefore stored there. Among other things, lead interferes with the formation of haemoglobin, which is needed to bind oxygen to the blood. Leaded fuel has been a major source of lead emissions and still remains a problem in many parts of the world. Lead is [..]

A heavy metal that is hazardous to health if breathed or swallowed. Its use in gasoline, paints, and plumbing compounds has been sharply restricted or eliminated by federal laws and regulations.

A heavy metal that is hazardous to health if breathed or swallowed. Its use in gasoline, paints, and plumbing compounds has been sharply restricted or eliminated by federal laws and regulations. (Se [..]

A heavy metal that is hazardous to health if breathed or swallowed. Its use in gasoline, paints, and plumbing compounds has been sharply restricted or eliminated by federal laws and regulations. (See: [..]

A toxic metal found naturally in the environment that was commonly used in consumer products such as gasoline and paint before it was discovered that it is harmful to human health.  If inhaled or swal [..]

is a gray-white metal that is soft, malleable, ductile, and resistant to corrosion. Sources of lead resulting in concentrations in the air include industrial sources and crustal weathering of soils fo [..]

A wire, with or without terminals, that connects two points in a circuit.

The MCL is 0.05 mg/L. Symptoms of lead poisoning start as: abdominal pains, constipation, fatigue, depressed appetite and decrease endurance, but long-term exposure may led to nerve and kidney damage and anemia.  

A soft, grayish metal with poisonous Salts; atomic number 82, atomic weight 207.19, symbol Pb. (Dorland, 28th)

A highly toxic compound used as a Gasoline additive. It causes acute toxic Psychosis or chronic Poisoning if inhaled or absorbed through the Skin.

The first player on a team to deliver two stones in each end.

change The "lead" is the foreleg of the horse that is farthest in front during a canter. A good rider can signal the horse to change his lead.

Direction in which a rope goes, or is guided, by blocks, sheaves, fairleads, cleats, etc. 2. Open-water channel between ice-sheets. 3. Arrangement of a slide valve so that some steam is admitted to ex [..]

(Pronounced "leed") the path of a line; as in: Be sure the lead for the anchor line is fair.

Refers to the direction in which a line goes.

weight used for soundings. Pronounced "led." See heave the lead.

Pronounced to rhyme with 'dead.' A heavy weight attached to a coil of light line; used to take soundings. See HEAVE THE LEAD.

Refers to the direction in which a line goes.

A soft, grayish metal with poisonous salts; atomic number 82, atomic weight 207.19, symbol Pb. (Dorland, 28th)

A strap, cord, or chain attached to the collar or harness, or sometimes simply around the neck, for the purpose of restraining or leading the dog. Also called leash.

A wire or conductor that can carry electric current.

Usually comes from corrosion of pipes and plumbing fixtures. Causes numerous health disorders and reduced IQ scores. Our packages contain a double lead sample that includes a “standing” and a “flushed [..]

This is a metal, high levels of which in water have been linked to lower IQs in children. A low lead level on the water company's consumer-confidence report does not guarantee low levels of lead in your home. Very old homes can have lead or galvanized water piping; new homes can have lead as well--in the lead-based solder used on copper pipes [..]

Lead is a soft malleable metal in the carbon group and is counted as one of the heavy metals. The most important use of lead is in the manufacture of lead-acid storage batteries, commonly used in a ca [..]

A soft, malleable, ductile, bluish-white, dense metallic element, extracted chiefly from galena and used in containers and pipes for corrosives, solder and type metal, bullets, radiation shielding, paints, and antiknock compounds. Atomic number 82; atomic weight 207.19; melting point 327.5C; boiling point 1,744C; specific gravity 11.35; valence 2, [..]

Is a main-group element with symbol Pb  and atomic number 82. Lead is a soft, malleable poor metal, also considered to be one of the heavy metals.

A heavy soft malleable ductile but inelastic bluish white metallic element found mostly in combination and used in pippes, cable sheaths, batteries, solder, type metal, and shields against radioactivity.

Lead is a soft metal that is predominately used in batteries and, to a lesser extent, in pigments and rolled and extruded metals.

Cadmium

A heavy (density 11.3) soft metal, with a dull blue-grey appearance. It has a low melting point, and for this reason it has been used in solders. Lead is a toxic substance. Its main use is in batteries; especially those used in vehicles. Its chemical symbol is Pb.

A gray-white metal that is soft, malleable, ductile and resistant to corrosion. Sources of lead resulting in concentrations in the air include industrial sources and crustal weathering of soils follow [..]

A heavy metal, element 82. Lead is toxic if ingested or inhaled. In high concentrations, it can cause permanent brain damage. Since the 1970s, its use in paint and as an additive to gasoline have been [..]

A weight attached to a line. A sounding lead is used for determining depth of water. A hand lead is a light sounding lead (7 to 14 pounds), usually having a line of not more than 25 fathoms. A deep se [..]

In the Sales Force Automation plugin, leads represent salespeople at prospective customer companies. Lead records store contact information and a basic company profile.

the first card of a trick. The "Opening lead" is the first in the whole hand.

The player who delivers the rink’s first two rocks of each end.

(1) (noun) the first card played to a trick

To be ahead in the race.

The first card played to a trick.

Lead is a toxic, soft, malleable, dense metallic element.

in price - the lowest available price for a travel product, often pertaining to cabins on a cruise ship. Usually, there are only a few staterooms available on board each cruiseliner in this category, [..]

The first person of a team to bowl. The lead of one team (the team that won the previous end once the game is underway) places the mat and rolls the jack to begin an end.

 A racing lead is the difference between the pip count of the two players and a match lead is the difference between the match scores of the two players. The bigger the lead a player has, the greater [..]

is a manager at Population Data BC. The Leads of Population Data BC include the following:

The first player on a team to deliver stones during each and every end.

A toxic blue/white metal emitted as particles by vehicles using leaded petrol. Lead toxicity in the body can lead to the impairment of intelligence, particularly in children. Leukaemia

An immature unpenetrated/undiscovered exploration target that is not yet ready for drilling. A Lead may be matured into a Prospect.

potential drilling target that is less well defined than a prospect and requires further data before being considered a prospect for drilling

 a potential exploration target

Inferred geologic feature or structural pattern requiring investigation. 

A naturally occurring bluish-gray metal found in small amounts in the earth's crust. Lead can be found in all parts of our environment. Lead can also come from human activities including burning [..]

Weights carried to make up the difference when a rider weighs less than the poundage a horse is assigned to carry.

See: Herd, Hoard, Lure

heavy, very soft dull silvery metal with a low melting point: may be used as a weight in the base of sculpture

A non-ferrous, maleable metal used in pigments: lead white, Naples yellow and creminitz white because of it's toughness, flexibility and permanence. Lead paints are extremely poisonous and should [..]

Strap attached to halter to lead a horse.

Weights carried to make up the difference when a rider weighs less than the poundage a horse is assigned to carry.

A Lead is the person who plays first in pairs, triples or fours (rinks) game. The lead is responsible for setting the mat and delivering the jack to start the end.

The musical instrument that plays the melody of the tune, including the vocal.

The opposite of lag, as in one signal lags another by so many degrees. Also a Wire or Connection. The uninsulated part of a wire. A terminal on a component. A heavy metal with the symbol Pb.

The angle advance between voltage signal and the corresponding current signal.

A heavy metal present in small amounts everywhere in the human environment. Lead can get into the body from drinking contaminated water, eating vegetables grown in contaminated soil, or breathing dust [..]

(uncountable) A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms all [..]

Payment of a financial obligation earlier than is expected or required.

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 [..]

Lead azide (Pb(N3)2) is an inorganic compound. More so than other azides, Pb(N3)2 is explosive. It is used in detonators to initiate secondary explosives. In a commercially usable form, it is a wh [..]

Lead(II) nitrate is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Pb(NO3)2. It commonly occurs as a colourless crystal or white powder and, unlike most other lead(II) salts, is soluble in water. Kno [..]

Lead(II) sulfate (PbSO4) is a white solid, which appears white in microcrystalline form. It is also known as fast white, milk white, sulfuric acid lead salt or anglesite. It is often seen in the plate [..]

Lead(II) iodide or lead iodide is a salt with the formula PbI2. At room temperature, it is a bright yellow odorless crystalline solid, that becomes orange and red when heated. It was formerly called [..]

Lead(II) sulfide (also spelled sulphide) is an inorganic compound with the formula PbS. PbS, also known as galena, is the principal ore, and most important compound of lead. It is a semiconducting ma [..]

Lead(II) oxide, also called lead monoxide, is the inorganic compound with the molecular formula PbO. PbO occurs in two polymorphs: litharge having a tetragonal crystal structure, and massicot having a [..]

Lead(II) chloride (PbCl2) is an inorganic compound which is a white solid under ambient conditions. It is poorly soluble in water. Lead(II) chloride is one of the most important lead-based reagents. I [..]

Lead is a chemical element with symbol Pb and atomic number 82. Lead may also refer to:

Lead(IV) hydroxide, Pb(OH)4, also called ortho-plumbic acid, is the notional conjugate acid of the ortho-plumbate(IV) ion, PbO44−, found in compounds such as calcium orthoplumbate, Ca2PbO4. Like its t [..]

Lead(II,IV) oxide, also called red lead is the inorganic compound with the formula Pb3O4. A bright red or orange solid, it is used as pigment, in the manufacture of batteries, lead glass, and rustproo [..]

Lead(II) acetate (Pb(CH3COO)2), also known as lead acetate, lead diacetate, plumbous acetate, sugar of lead, lead sugar, salt of Saturn, or Goulard's powder, is a white crystalline chemical compound w [..]

In electronics, a lead is an electrical connection consisting of a length of wire or a metal pad (SMD) that is designed to connect two locations electrically. Leads are used for many purposes, includi [..]

In electronics, a lead is an electrical connection consisting of a length of wire or a metal pad (SMD) that is designed to connect two locations electrically. Leads are used for many purposes, includi [..]

This page provides supplementary chemical data on lead(II) chloride.

Lead(II) hydroxide, Pb(OH)2, is a hydroxide of lead, with lead in oxidation state +2. It is doubtful that such a simple compound exists. Lead basic carbonate (PbCO3·2Pb(OH)2) or lead(II) oxide (PbO) i [..]

A lead in hydrocarbon exploration, is a subsurface structural or stratigraphic feature with the potential to have entrapped oil or natural gas. When exploring a new area, or when new data becomes avai [..]

Lead(II) chromate (PbCrO4) is a chemical compound, a chromate of lead. It has a vivid yellow color and is insoluble in water, and as a result, is used in paints under the name chrome yellow. Lead(II) [..]

Lead(II) fluoride is the inorganic compound with the formula PbF2. It is a white solid. It exists as both an orthorhombic and cubic forms.

Lead(IV) acetate or lead tetraacetate is a chemical compound with chemical formula Pb(C2H3O2)4. It is a colorless solid that is soluble in nonpolar organic solvents, indicative that it is not a salt. [..]

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 [..]

This page provides supplementary chemical data on Lead(II) nitrate.

This page provides supplementary chemical data on Lead(II) nitrate.

Lead is a Japanese hip-hop dance and vocal group, initially formed under the name remix in Osaka, Japan in March 2002. They went through two name changes before debuting as "Lead" in May 2002 under th [..]

Lead(IV) sulfide is a chemical compound with the formula PbS2. This material is generated by the reaction of the more common lead(II) sulfide, PbS, with sulfur at >600 °C and at high pressures. PbS [..]

Lead is the axial advance of a helix or screw during one complete turn (360°) The lead for a screw thread is the axial travel for a single revolution.Pitch is defined as the axial distance between adj [..]

Lead is the axial advance of a helix or screw during one complete turn (360°) The lead for a screw thread is the axial travel for a single revolution.Pitch is defined as the axial distance between adj [..]

Lead(II) bromide is the inorganic compound with the formula PbBr2. It is a white powder. It is produced in the burning of typical leaded gasolines.

Lead refers to which set of legs, left or right, leads or advances forward to a greater extent when a quadruped animal is cantering, galloping, or leaping. The feet on the leading side touch the gro [..]

A lead () is a large fracture within an expanse of sea ice, defining a linear area of open water that can be used for navigation purposes. Leads vary in width from meters to hundreds of meters. As is [..]

A lead, lead line, lead rope (US) or head collar rope (UK), is used to lead an animal such as a horse. Usually, it is attached to a halter. The lead may be integral to the halter or, more often, sep [..]

Lead(II) thiocyanate is a compound, more precisely a salt, with the formula Pb(SCN)2.It is a white crystalline solid, but will turn yellow upon exposure to light. It is soluble in water and can be con [..]

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 [..]

Lead(II) phosphate is an ionic compound with chemical formula Pb3(PO4)2. Lead(II) phosphate is a long-lived electronically neutral reagent chemical. Despite limited tests on humans, it has been ident [..]

Lead(II) oxalate is an organic compound with the formula PbC2O4. It is naturally found as a heavy white solid.

In curling, the lead is the person who delivers the first two stones of the end for their team. On most teams, where the lead does not act as skip or vice, the lead will sweep for each of their teamma [..]