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Ader — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • lead noun A soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal, chemical symbol Pb.
  • ledge noun A narrow flat shelf sticking out from a wall, cliff, or other surface.
  • lode noun A vein of metal-bearing ore running through rock.
  • vein noun A blood vessel that carries blood from the body back toward the heart.
  • wire noun A thin, flexible strand of metal, used to carry electricity or for fastening, fencing, and similar purposes.

Senses

Ader is used for these senses in English:

  • blood vessel (anatomy) A component of the circulatory system, such as an artery, capillary, or vein, that carries blood.
  • lead (countable, mining) A lode.
  • lead (intransitive) To guide or conduct, as by accompanying, going before, showing, influencing, directing with authority, etc.; to have precedence or preeminence; to be first or chief; — used in most of the senses of the transitive verb.
  • ledge A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral.
  • lode (mining) A vein of metallic ore that lies within definite boundaries, or within a fissure.
  • vein (anatomy) A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.
  • vein A stripe or streak of a different colour or composition in materials such as wood, cheese, marble or other rocks.
  • wire A metal conductor that carries electricity.

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.

ledge — full definition

  1. noun A narrow flat shelf sticking out from a wall, cliff, or other surface.
  2. noun A ridge or shelf of rock, especially underwater or bearing minerals.

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