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PRECEDE

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
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"
be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"

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CLUE

HEAD

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"
the pressure exerted by a fluid; "a head of steam"
the subject matter at issue;
a dense cluster of flowers or foliage; "a head of cauliflower";
a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north"
the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head;
remove the head of; "head the fish"
oral stimulation of the genitals; "they say he gives good head"
forward movement; "the ship made little headway against the gale"
the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle"
a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday"
to go or travel towards;
a membrane that is str

HERO

the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese
(Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her
someone who fights for a cause
(classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god
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)

MAIN

a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage
any very large body of (salt) water
(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"
most important element;
of force; of the greatest possible intensity; "by main strength"

STAR

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

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LEASH

fasten with a rope; "rope the bag securely"
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"
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
Old hunting term for three deer, hawks, hounds, hares or foxes

STEER

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

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SPEARHEAD

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VAN

(Great Britain) a closed railroad car that carries baggage or freight
the leading units moving at the head of an army
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
a truck with an enclosed cargo space
a camper equipped with living quarters

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VANGUARD

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"
the leading units moving at the head of an army
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

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