the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge | a pitch that is not in the strike zone |
a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead') | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs |
a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire | round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games |
thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing | a spherical object used as a plaything |
restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal | a solid projectile that is shot by a musket |
the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine | a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass |
an advantage held by a competitor in a race | one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens |
evidence pointing to a possible solution | a lavish dance requiring formal attire |
a news story of major importance | a compact mass |
the introductory section of a story | an object with a spherical shape |
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 | |