a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers | the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge |
the pilot in charge of an airship | a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead') |
the naval officer in command of a military ship | a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire |
an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship | thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing |
a policeman in charge of a precinct | restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal |
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant | the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine |
the leader of a group of people | an advantage held by a competitor in a race |
| evidence pointing to a possible solution |
| a news story of major importance |
| the introductory section of a story |
| an indication of potential opportunity |
| (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base |
| an actor who plays a principal role |
| (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning |
| the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile) |
| mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil |
| a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey |