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Antonyms

follow, trail

[3] boss, captain, command, dominate, head, spearhead; also control, direct, govern, handle, manage, oversee, regulate, superintend, supervise

[7] extend, go, head, lie, run—more at RUN

2lead noun 1 a : a position at the front

b : a margin by which one leads

2 : the privilege of leading in cards; also : the card or suit led

3 : EXAMPLE

4 : one that leads

5 : a principal role (as in a play); also : one who plays such a role

6 : something serving as an indication, tip, or clue

7 : an insulated electrical conductor

Synonyms

[1b] distance, length, remove, spread, stretch, way—more at DISTANCE

[6] clue, cue, hint, indication, inkling, intimation, suggestion, tip—more at HINT

3lead noun 1 : a heavy malleable bluish white chemical element

2 : an article made of lead; especially : a weight for sounding at sea

3 : a thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing

4 : a thin stick of marking substance in or for a pencil

4lead verb 1 : to cover, line, or weight with lead

2 : to fix (glass) in position with lead

3 : to treat or mix with lead or a lead compound

lead·en adjective 1 a : made of lead

b : of the color of lead

2 a : SLUGGISH

b : lacking spirit or animation : DULL

Synonyms

[1b] gray, pewter, silver, silvery, slate, steely—more at GRAY

[2b] drab, dreary, dry, dull, flat, heavy, humdrum, monotonous, ponderous

lead off verb : OPEN, BEGIN; especially : to bat first in an inning

— lead·off noun or adjective

lead on verb : to entice or induce to adopt or continue in a course or belief esp. when unwise or mistaken

Synonyms

allure, beguile, decoy, entice, lure, seduce, tempt—more at LURE

lead·er noun 1 : something that leads; also : a conduit for leading fluid from one place to another

2 : a person who leads

— lead·er·less adjective

— lead·er·ship noun

Synonyms

[1] channel, conduit, duct, line, penstock, pipe, tube—more at PIPE

[2] boss, captain, chief, foreman, head, headman, helmsman, kingpin, master, taskmaster—more at BOSS

1leaf noun, plural leaves 1 : a usu. flat and green outgrowth of a plant stem that is a unit of foliage and functions esp. in photosynthesis; also : FOLIAGE

2 : something that is suggestive of a leaf

— leaf·less adjective

2leaf verb 1 : to produce leaves

2 : to turn the pages of a book

leaf·age noun : all the leaves of one or more plants : FOLIAGE

Synonyms

flora, foliage, green, greenery, herbage, vegetation, verdure—more at GREENERY

leafed adjective : LEAVED

leaf·hop·per noun : any of a family of small leaping insects related to the cicadas that suck the juices of plants

leaf·let noun 1 : a division of a compound leaf

2 : a usu. folded printed sheet intended for free distribution : PAMPHLET, FOLDER

Synonyms

booklet, brochure, circular, folder, pamphlet—more at PAMPHLET

leaf mold noun : a compost or layer composed chiefly of decayed leaves

leaf·stalk noun : PETIOLE

leafy adjective leaf·i·er; -est : furnished with or abounding in leaves

Synonyms

green, lush, luxuriant, verdant

1league noun : a unit of distance equal to about three miles (five kilometers)

2league noun 1 : an association or alliance for a common purpose

2 : CLASS, CATEGORY

— leagu·er noun

Synonyms

association, brotherhood, club, college, congress, council, fellowship, fraternity, guild, institute, institution, order, organization, society—more at ASSOCIATION

alliance, bloc, coalition, combination, combine, confederacy, confederation, federation, union—more at CONFEDERACY

3league verb leagued; leagu·ing : to form a league

Synonyms

ally, associate, band, club, confederate, conjoin, cooperate, federate, unite—more at ALLY

1leak verb 1 : to enter or escape through a leak

2 : to let a substance in or out through an opening

3 : to become or make known

Synonyms

usually leak out come out, get out, out, spread—more at GET OUT

2leak noun 1 : a crack or hole that accidentally admits a fluid or light or lets it escape; also : something