lead-in

Deverbal from lead in.

• IPA^(key): /ˈliːdɪn/
• Rhymes: -iːdɪn

lead-in (plural lead-ins)

1. An introduction; something that leads into the beginning of something.

   After the long lead-in, the climax of the story was a disappointment.

2. A region of data at the beginning of a compact disc, holding the table of contents.
3. (journalism) A short phrase that begins the caption of a photograph.

• (introduction): preface, prologue; see also Thesaurus:foreword
• (phrase at start of caption): kicker

• denial, denail, Leanid, Aldine, Denali, alined, Delina, nailed, Eiland, daniel, dienal, Delian, enlaid, inlead, Daniel, lained, dealin', deal in