LEADING

7 letters 9 Scrabble points /ˈliːdɪŋ/

Definition of LEADING

verb

  1. To cover, fill, or affect with lead

    "continuous firing leads the grooves of a rifle."

  2. To place leads between the lines of.

    "leaded matter"

verb

  1. (heading) To guide or conduct.

  2. To guide or conduct, as by accompanying, going before, showing, influencing, directing with authority, etc.; to have precedence or preeminence; to be first or chief; — used in most of the senses of the transitive verb.

  3. (heading) To begin, to be ahead.

adjective

  1. Providing guidance or direction.

    "Avoid leading questions if you really want the truth."

  2. Ranking first.

    "He is a leading supplier of plumbing supplies in the county."

  3. Occurring in advance; preceding.

    "The stock market can be a leading economic indicator."

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters L E A D I N G
Length 7 letters
Scrabble Score 9 points

Anagrams of LEADING

Words that use the same letters:

ADELING ALIGNED DEALING GLADINE

Words Containing "LEADING"

CHEERLEADING CLEADING COUNTERPLEADING DELEADING IMPLEADING INTERPLEADING LEADINGLY LEADINGS MISLEADING MISLEADINGLY MISLEADINGNESS MISPLEADING NONPLEADING NONPLEADINGLY OUTLEADING PLEADING PLEADINGLY PLEADINGNESS PLEADINGS REPLEADING

Words Starting with "LEADING"

LEADINGLY LEADINGS

Words Ending with "LEADING"

CHEERLEADING CLEADING COUNTERPLEADING DELEADING IMPLEADING INTERPLEADING MISLEADING MISPLEADING NONPLEADING OUTLEADING PLEADING REPLEADING UNLEADING UNPLEADING