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head vs lead

lead vs head

head and lead both are nouns.

head and lead both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
head Yes No Yes No
lead Yes No Yes No
As verbs, head and lead are synonyms defined as:
  • head and lead: travel in front of; go in advance of others
As verbs, lead is a hypernym of head; that is, lead is a word with a broader meaning than head:
  • head: travel in front of; go in advance of others
  • lead: move ahead (of others) in time or space
Other hypernyms of head include precede.
As verbs, head and lead are synonyms defined as:
  • head and lead: be in charge of
head (noun) lead (noun)
oral stimulation of the genitals the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge
a single domestic animal a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead')
a projection out from one end a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire
a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
(nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
the striking part of a tool the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine
(usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head an advantage held by a competitor in a race
(computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk evidence pointing to a possible solution
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains a news story of major importance
the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint the introductory section of a story
that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves an indication of potential opportunity
that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base
a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about an actor who plays a principal role
a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning
the subject matter at issue the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)
(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil
forward movement a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey
a difficult juncture
the front of a military formation or procession
the top of something
the source of water from which a stream arises
the part in the front or nearest the viewer
the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container
a rounded compact mass
a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
a person who is in charge
the educator who has executive authority for a school
a user of (usually soft) drugs
an individual person
the pressure exerted by a fluid
a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head
the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
head (verb) lead (verb)
remove the head of cause to undertake a certain action
to go or travel towards preside over
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling lead, as in the performance of a composition
travel in front of; go in advance of others travel in front of; go in advance of others
be in charge of take somebody somewhere
be in the front of or on top of move ahead (of others) in time or space
be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel be in charge of
form a head or come or grow to a head be conducive to
take its rise stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
be ahead of others; be the first
cause something to pass or lead somewhere
lead, extend, or afford access
produce as a result or residue
tend to or result in
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