Index and Lead

Index

Index noun - An arrow-shaped piece on a dial or scale for registering information.

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Lead and index are semantically related. in guide topic. In some cases you can use "Lead" instead a noun "Index".

Nearby Words: indexed, indexing, indexation, indexable

Lead noun - The person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show.

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Index and lead are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Index" instead a noun "Lead".

Nearby Words: leading, leader, leaden, leadership, leaded

good	good index	good lead
certain	certain index	certain lead
original	original index	original lead
true	true index	true lead
Other adjectives: single, actual, entire, large, enormous, little, main, cute, new, titular, eponymous.

This is an index of people, places, things, and tropes that will almost always lead to conflict, whether it be a Flame War, Bar Brawl, Blast Out, or even a full scale actual war.

Source: This Index Means Trouble
Which can lead to unintentionally funny moments: see, with three fingers, the index finger is in the middle, so when certain Pokémon point in the anime, they're constantly flipping each other off.

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This sort of situation can lead to a Mistaken for Index plot if some other character hears it out of context.

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