Crossword Clue - 13 Answers 3-9 Letters

PRECEDE

be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands"
come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"
furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"
move ahead (of others) in time or space

4 letter answer(s) to lead

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HEAD

(computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
(nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
(usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head; "call heads or tails!"
a dense cluster of flowers or foliage; "a head of cauliflower";
a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday"
a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text"
a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
a person who is in charge;
a projection out from one end; "the head of the nail", "a pinhead is the head of a pin"

HERO

(classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god
(Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her
a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain"
Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
someone who fights for a cause
the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem

MAIN

(of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence; "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb"
a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage
any very large body of (salt) water
most important element;
of force; of the greatest possible intensity; "by main strength"

STAR

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
a performer who receives prominent billing
a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem
a star-shaped character * used in printing
an actor who plays a principal role
any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night
be the star in a performance
feature as the star; "The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man"
indicating the most important performer or role; "the leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a star figure skater"; "the starring role"; "a stellar role"; "a stellar performance"
mark with an asterisk; "Linguists star unacceptable sentences"
the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub

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LEASH

a figurative restraint; "asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market"; "kept a tight leash on his emotions"; "he's always gotten a long leash"
fasten with a rope; "rope the bag securely"
Old hunting term for three deer, hawks, hounds, hares or foxes
restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

STEER

an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"
be a guiding or motivating force or drive; "The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses"
castrated bull
direct (oneself) somewhere; "Steer clear of him"
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

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SPEARHEAD

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VAN

(Great Britain) a closed railroad car that carries baggage or freight
a camper equipped with living quarters
a truck with an enclosed cargo space
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
city in east turkey
the leading units moving at the head of an army

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VANGUARD

any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
the leading units moving at the head of an army
the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field; "the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England"; "the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy"

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