You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for February 25.

Today’s word is lead, spelled l-e-a-d.

Lead (Noun): (the narrow strip of) colored material, usually black and made of graphite, in the center of a pencil

Here’s the word used in a sentence:

Pencils do not contain real lead nowadays.

Lead can also mean, “a chemical element that is a very heavy, soft, dark grey, poisonous metal, used especially in the past on roofs and for pipes and also for protection against radiation.” (symbol Pb)

She was suffering from lead poisoning.

The window frames were made of lead.

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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