Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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move | Yes | No | Yes | No |
lead | Yes | No | Yes | No |
move (noun) | lead (noun) |
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the act of deciding to do something | the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge |
the act of changing your residence or place of business | a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead') |
(game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game | a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire |
a change of position that does not entail a change of location | thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing |
the act of changing location from one place to another | 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 |
move (verb) | lead (verb) |
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be in a state of action | cause to undertake a certain action |
go or proceed from one point to another | preside over |
progress by being changed | lead, as in the performance of a composition |
propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting | travel in front of; go in advance of others |
have a turn; make one's move in a game | take somebody somewhere |
give an incentive for action | move ahead (of others) in time or space |
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon | be in charge of |
arouse sympathy or compassion in | be conducive to |
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion | stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point |
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense | be ahead of others; be the first |
change residence, affiliation, or place of employment | cause something to pass or lead somewhere |
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically | lead, extend, or afford access |
dispose of by selling | produce as a result or residue |
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) | tend to or result in |
follow a procedure or take a course | |
live one's life in a specified environment |