lead

to guide on a way especially by going in advance

The first known use: before the 12th century

Word Structure

4 Letters, 1 Syllable

lead


3 Phonemes

l e d

l E d


onset, rime

l ead


Morpheme

lead


Common Phrases

lead (someone or something) away

To guide someone or something in a direction away (from someone or something else).

lead with

To begin (something) with someone or something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "lead" and "with."

Related Words

Sound the same but are spelled differently.

advantage

edge

margin

point

start

supremacy

Neighborhood

Rhymes

bed

bread

dead

fed

head

led

read

red

said

Onset Friends

like

little

look

long

let

last

left

live

light

False Friends

bread

dead

head

read

spread

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