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Adjective
/ˈlēdiNG/,
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Most important,
  1. Most important
    • - a number of leading politicians
Noun
  1. The amount of blank space between lines of print


  1. lead: thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
  2. leading(p): indicating the most important performer or role; "the leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a star figure skater"; "the starring role"; "a stellar role"; "a stellar performance"
  3. leadership: the activity of leading; "his leadership inspired the team"
  4. leading(a): greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist"
  5. going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way; "we rode in the leading car"; "the leading edge of technology"
  6. (leaded) (of panes of glass) fixed in place by means of thin strips of lead; "leaded windowpanes"
  7. Leadership has been described as the "process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task." Definitions more inclusive of followers have also emerged. ...
  8. (Leaded) Lead is a main-group element with symbol Pb (plumbum) and atomic number 82. Lead is a soft, malleable poor metal. It is also counted as one of the heavy metals. ...
  9. An act by which one is led or guided; Providing guidance or direction; Ranking first; Occurring in advance; preceding
  10. (leaded) Held on place by strips of lead; Containing or treated with the element lead; Containing tetraethyllead
  11. (Leaded) Not surface mount. Capacitors which have wire leads instead of pads as in Surface Mount Devices [SMD]. Common leaded styles include; Radial Lead, Axial Lead, and Snap-in devices. Leaded components are through-hole devices, their leads pass through the PWB. ...
  12. (leaded) adjective – full of alcohol, often a punch or drink.  A nod to the days when gas had lead in it and you had to ask specifically for unleaded gas. This punch is leaded.
  13. Space between lines of type; the distance in points between one baseline and the next.
  14. The vertical space between lines of text on a page; in desktop publishing, you can adjust the leading to make text easier to read.
  15. A thin strip of type metal or brass, less than type-high, used for increasing the space between lines of type; compare solid, see quad, slug, nonpareil, tracking, furniture, tweak. ...
  16. The space between lines of type, measured from the baseline of one line to the baseline of the next. The quantity is measured in points, such as 6 point type, 8 point, etc. Each point equals approximately 1/72th of an inch.
  17. a prompting thought to be received from the Spirit. It can turn into a concern!
  18. Strategy used by a firm to accelerate payments, normally in response to exchange rate expectations.
  19. The vertical spacing of textual characters. Also referred to as line spacing.
  20. An inner conviction that impels one to follow a certain course under a sense of divine guidance.  A Friend may submit a leading to the meeting for testing by corporate wisdom.
  21. (Pronounced ‘ledding’) Adding space between two lines, from the days when type was set in the metal lead.
  22. The amount of space between lines of text. It is expressed in points or fractions of a point. Leading is measured from baseline to baseline.
  23. The space in between lines of type. It is traditionally measured baseline-to-baseline in points. Text type is generally set with one or two points of leading eg. 10-point type with 2 points of leading. This is described as 10/12 read ten on twelve.
  24. Virtually every news release claims its company is the leading (put your company's specialty here) in the country. It's not believable anymore. Related words to leave out: Leading edge, bleeding edge, best in class, and Best of Breed (unless you're in the dog business).
  25. A sense that there is a specific course of action that the person with the "leading" must take per God's Divine Will.