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adj. Having a position in the lead; foremost: the leading candidate.

adj. Chief; principal: the leading cause of high inflation. See Synonyms at chief.

adj. Of or performing a lead in a theatrical production: a leading role; a leading lady.

adj. Formulated so as to elicit a desired response: a leading question.

n. A border or rim of lead, as around a windowpane.

n. Printing The spacing between lines, usually measured in points.

n. Vertical space added between lines; line spacing

v. Present participle of lead.

adj. Providing guidance or direction.

adj. Ranking first.

adj. Occurring in advance; preceding.

n. An act by which one is led or guided

adj. Guiding; directing; controlling; foremost

n. The act of guiding, directing, governing, or enticing; guidance.

n. Suggestion; hint; example.

n. The act of conducting or guiding; conduct; leadership; command.

n. Ability to lead; commanding quality or capacity.

n. A directing influence or guidance; especially, a spiritual indication of the proper course of action in any case: a term used by the Friends or Quakers.

Guiding; conducting; preceding; hence, serving as a precedent.

Attracting; drawing: as, a leading article among shopkeepers (that is, something offered as a special inducement to customers, for its attractiveness or its cheapness, or both).

Chief; principal; capital; most influential: as, a leading motive in action; a leading man in a party.

n. Lead-work; the leads, as of a house; articles of lead collectively.

n. Milit., the clogging of the grooves of a rifle by lead from the bullets.

In naval architecture, said of the edge or end of a surface or blade, as a propellerblade, which is in advance when moving through water: opposed to following.

n. thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing

adj. going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way

n. the activity of leading

adj. greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement

adj. having the leading position or higher score in a contest

adj. indicating the most important performer or role

"The leading was more careful of her strength, more respectful of her timidity, -- was more strictly _leading_ than _pushing_, -- that was all."

directing    directional    guiding    directive    superior    up    major   

slip    strip   

leading wind    leading man    leading business    leading lights    leading motive    leading guide    leading axle    leading file    leading melody    leading note   

leading indicator   

guiding    directing    controlling    foremost    guidance    suggestion    hint    example    chief   

lead   

Reading    acceding    bleeding    breeding    ceding    conceding    exceeding    feeding    heeding    impeding   

lagging    concurrent