Lead and Vein

Lead

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

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Vein and lead are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vein" instead a noun "Lead".

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

Vein noun - A distinctive way of putting ideas into words.

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Lead and vein are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lead" instead a noun "Vein".

Nearby Words: veined, veiny

good	good lead	good vein
common	common lead	common vein
single	single lead	single vein
romantic	romantic lead	romantic vein
Other adjectives: strong, entire, large, great, black, comic.

In a similar vein to Tom Clancy, Burn Notice's resident Deadpan Snarker Michael Westen has been known to refer to death by gunshot as "dying of acute lead poisoning".

Source: The Coroner Doth Protest Too Much
In a similar vein, trying to cover something up can often lead to it being found out, as the amount of effort involved in a coverup is almost always more than the amount of the actual crime.

Source: Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
In the same vein, Daloan Wong's actions in the Season 4 premier lead to Season 4 itself happening.

Source: Western Animation / Jackie Chan Adventures

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