English dictionary
Lee
/l/i/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Of or pertaining to the part or side opposite to that against which the wind blows; -- opposed to <i>weather</i>; as, the <i>lee</i> side or <i>lee</i> rail of a vessel.
Source: webster1913
noun
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United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
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United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970)
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United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973)
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United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Yang Chen Ning in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1926)
Synonyms tsung dao leeSource: WordNet 3.0
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leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American Colonies (1732-1794)
Synonyms richard henry leeSource: WordNet 3.0
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soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818)
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American general who led the Confederate Armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870)
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the side of something that is sheltered from the wind
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That which settles at the bottom, as of a cask of liquor (esp. wine); sediment; dregs; -- used now only in the plural.
Source: webster1913
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A sheltered place; esp., a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind; shelter; protection; as, the <i>lee</i> of a mountain, an island, or a ship.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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towards the side away from the wind
Synonyms downwindSource: WordNet 3.0
verb
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To lie; to speak falsely.
Source: webster1913