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greylead

greylead noun: a lead pencil.

Noun

greylead (plural greyleads)

  1. (Australia) A lead pencil.
    • Bess's grapes are gorgeous. With only a 2B greylead, she's created these glistening globes with shading on each one that makes them seem three-dimensional.2010, Mary K Pershall, Ruby Clair: A Ghost At School
    • The way you've described that, I'm prepared to sign up to that, at least in greylead2020 November 11, Waleed Aly, “Can Aboriginal political philosophy and political liberalism be reconciled?”, in The Minefield, ABC Radio National, 10 min 38 sec - 10 min 42 sec

Forms of greylead

pluralgreyleads

Origin of greylead

From grey + lead.

Questions about greylead

What does greylead mean?
Greylead means a lead pencil.
What part of speech is greylead?
Greylead is a noun.
What is the plural of greylead?
The plural of greylead is greyleads.

Words near greylead in the dictionary

  1. greyishness
  2. greylag
  3. greylag geese
  4. greylag goose
  5. greylags
  6. greylead
  7. greyleads
  8. greyline
  9. greylist
  10. greylisted
  11. greylisting

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