a job in an organization | the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge |
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another | a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead') |
an abstract mental location | a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire |
the passage that is being read | thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing |
a blank area | restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal |
an item on a list or in a sequence | the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine |
a point located with respect to surface features of some region | an advantage held by a competitor in a race |
a general vicinity | evidence pointing to a possible solution |
a public square with room for pedestrians | a news story of major importance |
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane) | the introductory section of a story |
any area set aside for a particular purpose | an indication of potential opportunity |
the particular portion of space occupied by something | (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base |
where you live at a particular time | an actor who plays a principal role |
proper or designated social situation | (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning |
a particular situation | the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile) |
proper or appropriate position or location | 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 |