the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge | (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team |
a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead') | a usually brief attempt |
a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire | (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate |
thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing | (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls |
restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal | success in satisfying a test or requirement |
the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine | a flight or run by an aircraft over a target |
an advantage held by a competitor in a race | a permit to enter or leave a military installation |
evidence pointing to a possible solution | any authorization to pass or go somewhere |
a news story of major importance | an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent |
the introductory section of a story | a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions |
an indication of potential opportunity | a complimentary ticket |
(baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base | a difficult juncture |
an actor who plays a principal role | one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer) |
(sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning | the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks |
the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile) | a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs |
mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil | (military) a written leave of absence |
a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey | |