lead-in
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the introductory section of a story
it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter
Types & categories
Parts & wholes
Sense 2 noun
wire connecting an antenna to a receiver or a transmitter to a transmission line
Types & categories
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | news article |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | section |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | conducting wire |