the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge | a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips |
a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead') | covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container) |
a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire | a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance |
thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing | a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin |
restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal | platform surrounding the head of a lower mast |
the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine | the greatest possible intensity |
an advantage held by a competitor in a race | the highest or uppermost side of anything |
evidence pointing to a possible solution | the upper part of anything |
a news story of major importance | the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill) |
the introductory section of a story | the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development |
an indication of potential opportunity | the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat |
(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 | |