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lead

Lead is a 4 letter word which starts with the letter L and ends with the letter D for which we found 5 definitions.

Definition
(n.) One of the elements a heavy pliable inelastic metal having a bright bluish color but easily tarnished. It is both malleable and ductile though with little tenacity and is used for tubes sheets bullets etc. Its specific gravity is 11.37. It is easily fusible forms alloys with other metals and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic weight 206.4. Symbol Pb (L. Plumbum). It is chiefly obtained from the mineral galena lead sulphide.
(n.) An article made of lead or an alloy of lead
(n.) A plummet or mass of lead used in sounding at sea.
(n.) A thin strip of type metal used to separate lines of type in printing.
(n.) Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs; hence pl. a roof covered with lead sheets or terne plates.

Syllable Information

The word lead is a 4 letter word that has 1 syllable . The syllable division for lead is: lead


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