鉛 — meaning in English

English meaning

• filling noun The material used to fill a cavity in a tooth, or the substance itself.
• lead noun A soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal, chemical symbol Pb.
• sinker noun A weight attached to a fishing line to make it sink.

Senses

鉛 is used for these senses in English:

• filling (dentistry) Any material used to fill a cavity in a tooth or the result of using such material.
• lead (uncountable) A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum).
• lead (transitive) To cover, fill, or affect with lead.
• sinker (fishing) A weight used in fishing to cause the line or net to sink.
• white bream A European species of fish in the Cyprinidae family (Blicca bjoerkna, syn. Abramis bjoerkna, Cyprinus bjoerkna).

filling — full definition

1. noun The material used to fill a cavity in a tooth, or the substance itself.
2. noun The mixture or contents inside a pie, sandwich, or similar food.
3. adj Describing food that satisfies hunger by making one feel full.

lead — full definition

1. noun A soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal, chemical symbol Pb.
2. verb To guide or direct a person, group, or activity.
3. noun The state of being ahead in a race, contest, or competition.
4. noun The main role in a film, play, or performance, or the person who plays it.
5. noun A piece of information that may help solve a case or investigation.

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