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legitimation |
Noun
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the act of making lawful |
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legitimation |
Noun
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the act of rendering a person legitimate |
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last straw |
Noun
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the final irritation that stretches your patience beyond the limit |
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last respects |
Noun
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the act of expressing respect for someone who has died |
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leadership |
Noun
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the activity of leading |
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leadership |
Noun
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the ability to lead |
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leadership |
Noun
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the body of people who lead a group |
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leadership |
Noun
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the status of a leader |
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lead |
Verb
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move ahead (of others) in time or space |
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lead |
Verb
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travel in front of |
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lead |
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take somebody somewhere |
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lead |
Verb
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be in charge of |
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lead |
Verb
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be conducive to |
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lead |
Verb
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have as a result or residue |
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lead |
Verb
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tend to or result in |
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lead |
Verb
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stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope |
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lead |
Verb
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lead, extend, or afford access |
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lead |
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cause something to pass or lead somewhere |
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lead |
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be ahead of others |
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lead |
Noun
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the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge |
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lead |
Noun
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a position of leadership, especially in the phrase 'take the lead' |
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lead |
Noun
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a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire |
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lead |
Noun
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mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness |
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lead |
Noun
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thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing |
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lead |
Noun
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restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal |
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lead |
Noun
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the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine |
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lead |
Noun
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an advantage held by a competitor in a race |
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lead |
Noun
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evidence pointing to a possible solution |
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lead |
Noun
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the introductory section of a story |
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lead |
Noun
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a news story of major importance |
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lead |
Noun
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an indication of potential opportunity |
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lead |
Noun
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in baseball or softball, the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base |
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lead |
Noun
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an actor who plays a principal role |
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lead |
Noun
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(sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning |
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lead |
Noun
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the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile) |
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lead |
Noun
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a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element |
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lead |
Verb
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cause to undertake a certain action |
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lead |
Verb
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preside over |
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lead |
Verb
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lead, as in the performance of a composition |
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lyssavirus |
Noun
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a neurotropic non-arbovirus of the family Rhabdoviridae that causes rabies |
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lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus |
Noun
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the RNA virus that causes lymphocytic choriomeningitis |
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listeria |
Noun
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any species of the genus Listeria |
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lactobacillus |
Noun
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a Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that produces lactic acid (especially in milk) |
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legionella |
Noun
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the motile aerobic rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium that thrives in central heating and air conditioning systems and can cause Legionnaires' disease |
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leptospira |
Noun
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important pathogens causing Weil's disease or canicola fever |
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leprosy bacillus |
Noun
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cause of leprosy |
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leucocytozoan |
Noun
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parasitic in birds |
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leucocytozoon |
Noun
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parasitic in birds |
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laver |
Noun
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seaweed with edible translucent crinkly green fronds |
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laver |
Noun
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edible red seaweeds |