Lead and Spread

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

Spread and lead are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spread" instead the word "Lead" as a verb or a noun.

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

Spread

Spread noun - The space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects.
Usage example: a spread of nearly 100 miles between farms

Lead and spread are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lead" instead the word "Spread" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: spreading, spreader

How words are described

good good lead good spread
high high lead high spread
nice nice lead nice spread
particular particular lead particular spread
Other adjectives: common, initial, single, obvious, powerful, actual, entire, real, massive, large, big, great, huge, false, black, decent, new, early.

Common collocations

humanity lead humanity spread humanity
life lead life spread life
people lead people spread people
way lead way spread way
Other words: world, war, forces.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Allegiance Lead the Target: Easier with energy weapons and the Technoflux plasma guns, because the projectiles move faster and don't spread nearly as much.
  • Series / Bron|Broen The Plague: In season two, the lead eco-terrorist's ultimate goal is to spread a lab-developed form of the pneumonic plague at an EU climate conference.
  • The most of the damage in Chernobyl and Fukushima was from the destruction of the reactor buildings, that lead to the spread of the "hot" junk around.
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