| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A prominent article in a periodical: feature. Chiefly British : leader. See WORDS. 2. An act or instance of guiding: direction, guidance, leadership, management. See AFFECT. 3. Something or someone that shows the way: conductor, director, escort, guide, leader, pilot, shepherd, usher. See SHOW. 4. A piece of information useful in a search: clue, scent. See SHOW. 5. The capacity to lead others: command, leadership. See PRECEDE. 6. The main performer in a theatrical production: principal, protagonist, star. See PERFORMING ARTS. | | VERB: | 1. To proceed on a certain course or for a certain distance: carry, extend, go, reach, run, stretch. See REACH. 2. To show the way to: conduct, direct, escort, guide, pilot, route, shepherd, show, steer, usher. See SHOW. 3. To begin (something) with preliminary or prefatory material: introduce, precede, preface, usher in. See START, WORDS. 4. To go through (life) in a certain way: live1, pass, pursue. See BE. 5. To have authoritative charge of: captain, command. See PRECEDE. | | PHRASAL VERB: | lead off To go about the initial step in doing (something): approach, begin, commence, embark, enter, get off, inaugurate, initiate, institute, launch, open, set about, set out, set to, start, take on, take up, undertake. Informal : kick off. Idioms: get cracking, get going, get the show on the road. See START. lead to To be the cause of: bring, bring about, bring on, cause, effect, effectuate, generate, induce, ingenerate, make, occasion, result in, secure, set off, stir1 (up), touch off, trigger. Idioms: bring to pass (or effect) , give rise to. See START.
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