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metal vs lead

lead vs metal

metal and lead both are nouns.

metal is an adjective but lead is not an adjective.

metal and lead both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
metal Yes Yes Yes No
lead Yes No Yes No
As nouns, lead is a hyponym of metal; that is, lead is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than metal:
  • metal: any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
  • lead: a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey
Other hyponyms of metal include heavy metal, base metal, noble metal, Al, aluminium, aluminum, atomic number 13, Am, americium, atomic number 95, antimony, atomic number 51, Sb, atomic number 56, Ba, barium, atomic number 97, berkelium, Bk, atomic number 4, Be, beryllium, glucinium, atomic number 83, Bi, bismuth, atomic number 48, cadmium, Cd, atomic number 20, Ca, calcium, atomic number 98, californium, Cf, atomic number 58, Ce, cerium, atomic number 55, caesium, cesium, Cs, atomic number 24, chromium, Cr, atomic number 27, Co, cobalt, atomic number 29, copper, Cu, atomic number 96, Cm, curium, atomic number 66, Dy, dysprosium, atomic number 99, E, einsteinium, Es, atomic number 68, Er, erbium, atomic number 63, Eu, europium, atomic number 100, fermium, Fm, atomic number 87, Fr, francium, atomic number 64, gadolinium, Gd, atomic number 31, Ga, gallium, atomic number 72, hafnium, Hf, atomic number 67, Ho, holmium, atomic number 49, In, indium, atomic number 77, Ir, iridium, atomic number 26, Fe, iron, atomic number 57, La, lanthanum, atomic number 82, Pb, atomic number 3, Li, lithium, atomic number 71, Lu, lutecium, lutetium, atomic number 12, magnesium, Mg, atomic number 25, manganese, Mn, atomic number 80, Hg, hydrargyrum, mercury, quicksilver, atomic number 42, Mo, molybdenum, atomic number 60, Nd, neodymium, atomic number 93, neptunium, Np, atomic number 28, Ni, nickel, atomic number 41, Nb, niobium, atomic number 76, Os, osmium, atomic number 46, palladium, Pd, atomic number 84, Po, polonium, atomic number 19, K, potassium, atomic number 59, Pr, praseodymium, atomic number 61, Pm, promethium, atomic number 91, Pa, protactinium, protoactinium, atomic number 88, Ra, radium, atomic number 75, Re, rhenium, atomic number 45, Rh, rhodium, atomic number 37, Rb, rubidium, atomic number 44, Ru, ruthenium, atomic number 62, samarium, Sm, atomic number 21, Sc, scandium, atomic number 11, Na, sodium, atomic number 38, Sr, strontium, atomic number 73, Ta, tantalum, atomic number 43, Tc, technetium, atomic number 65, Tb, terbium, atomic number 81, thallium, Tl, atomic number 90, Th, thorium, atomic number 69, thulium, Tm, atomic number 50, Sn, tin, atomic number 22, Ti, titanium, atomic number 74, tungsten, W, wolfram, atomic number 92, U, uranium, atomic number 23, V, vanadium, atomic number 70, Yb, ytterbium, atomic number 39, Y, yttrium, atomic number 30, zinc, Zn, atomic number 40, zirconium, Zr, alkali metal, alkaline metal, alkaline-earth metal, alkaline earth, iron group element.
metal (noun) lead (noun)
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge
a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead')
a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire
thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine
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
metal (adjective) lead (adjective)
containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal
metal (verb) lead (verb)
cover with metal cause to undertake a certain action
preside over
lead, as in the performance of a composition
travel in front of; go in advance of others
take somebody somewhere
move ahead (of others) in time or space
be in charge of
be conducive to
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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