the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge | the act of controlling by restraining someone or something |
a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead') | a device that retards something's motion |
a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire | discipline in personal and social activities |
thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing | lack of ornamentation |
restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal | a rule or condition that limits freedom |
the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine | the state of being physically constrained |
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 | |