Depth
Depth noun - Distance measured from the top to the bottom of something.
Lead
Lead noun - The space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects.
Usage example: the runner maintained a lead of several meters all the way around the track
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- His relationships with the film's five lead characters are explored in depth, across five decades, using flashbacks.
Source: Film / Last Orders - This show with the cute lead character actually has an interesting side character with an in-depth story that you're really getting into.
- Hidden Depths: Telling anything about Anne would have given her more depth than she had, but the story paints her as a remarkably complex woman who happens to lead an utterly uneventful life.
Source: Literature / Pug
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