Pb rare dated formal informal us noun 1. a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull gray “the children were playing with lead soldiers” Synonymsleadatomic number 82 Related words Broader terms metallic element Narrower terms hard leadpig lead Parts galenacerussite WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.