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Lee Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Lee? [n] the side of something that is sheltered from the wind [n] American general who led the Confederate armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870) [n] American Revolutionary soldier (1756-1818) [n] American Revolutionary leader who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American colonies (1732-1794) [n] United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Yang Chen Ning in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1926) [n] United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973) [n] United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970) [n] United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of Black American culture (born in 1957) Synonyms \| Synonyms for Lee: Bruce Lee \| Gypsy Rose Lee \| Henry Lee \| lee side \| Lee Yuen Kam \| leeward \| Lighthorse Harry Lee \| Richard Henry Lee \| Robert E Lee \| Robert Edward Lee \| Rose Louise Hovick \| Shelton Jackson Lee \| Spike Lee \| Tsung Dao Lee Related Terms \| Find terms related to Lee: cover \| defense \| eye \| flanking \| glancing \| guard \| lateral \| lee sheet \| lee shore \| lee side \| lee tack \| leeward \| next-beside \| preservation \| protection \| protective custody \| refuge \| safekeeping \| safety \| shade \| shadow \| shelter \| side \| sideling \| sidelong \| sideward \| sidewards \| sideway \| sideways \| sidewise \| skirting \| watchful eye \| weather \| windward See Also \| actor \| American Revolutionary leader \| ecdysiast \| exotic dancer \| face \| film maker \| film producer \| filmmaker \| full general \| general \| histrion \| movie maker \| nuclear physicist \| peeler \| player \| role player \| side \| soldier \| stripper \| striptease \| striptease artist \| stripteaser \| thespian Lee In Webster's Dictionary \Lee\ (l[=e]), v. i., To lie; to speak falsely. [Obs.] --Chaucer. \Lee\, n.; pl. {Lees} (l[=e]z). [F. lie, perh. fr. L. levare to lift up, raise. Cf. {Lever}.] That which settles at the bottom, as of a cask of liquor (esp. wine); sediment; dregs; -- used now only in the plural. [Lees occurs also as a form of the singular.] ``The lees of wine.'' --Holland. A thousand demons lurk within the lee. --Young. The wine of life is drawn, and the mere lees Is left this vault to brag of. --Shak. \Lee\, n. [OE. lee shelter, Icel. hl[=e], akin to AS. hle['o], hle['o]w, shelter, protection, OS. hl[`e]o, D. lij lee, Sw. l["a], Dan. l[ae].] 1. A sheltered place; esp., a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind; shelter; protection; as, the lee of a mountain, an island, or a ship. We lurked under lee. --Morte d'Arthure. Desiring me to take shelter in his lee. --Tyndall. 2. (Naut.) That part of the hemisphere, as one stands on shipboard, toward which the wind blows. See {Lee}, a. {By the lee}, {To bring by the lee}. See under {By}, and {Bring}. {Under the lee of}, on that side which is sheltered from the wind; as, to be under the lee of a ship. \Lee\, a. (Naut.) Of or pertaining to the part or side opposite to that against which the wind blows; -- opposed to {weather}; as, the lee side or lee rail of a vessel. {Lee gauge}. See {Gauge}, n. (Naut.) {Lee shore}, the shore on the lee side of a vessel. {Lee tide}, a tide running in the same direction that the wind blows. {On the lee beam}, directly to the leeward; in a line at right angles to the length of the vessel and to the leeward.

Lee Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lee?

[n] the side of something that is sheltered from the wind
[n] American general who led the Confederate armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870)
[n] American Revolutionary soldier (1756-1818)
[n] American Revolutionary leader who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American colonies (1732-1794)
[n] United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Yang Chen Ning in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1926)
[n] United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973)
[n] United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970)
[n] United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of Black American culture (born in 1957)

Lee In Webster's Dictionary

\Lee\ (l[=e]), v. i.,
To lie; to speak falsely. [Obs.] --Chaucer.


\Lee\, n.; pl. {Lees} (l[=e]z). [F. lie, perh. fr. L. levare
to lift up, raise. Cf. {Lever}.]
That which settles at the bottom, as of a cask of liquor
(esp. wine); sediment; dregs; -- used now only in the plural.
[Lees occurs also as a form of the singular.] ``The lees of
wine.'' --Holland.

      A thousand demons lurk within the lee.   --Young.

      The wine of life is drawn, and the mere lees Is left
      this vault to brag of.                   --Shak.


\Lee\, n. [OE. lee shelter, Icel. hl[=e], akin to AS.
hle['o], hle['o]w, shelter, protection, OS. hl[`e]o, D. lij
lee, Sw. l["a], Dan. l[ae].]
1. A sheltered place; esp., a place protected from the wind
   by some object; the side sheltered from the wind; shelter;
   protection; as, the lee of a mountain, an island, or a
   ship.

         We lurked under lee.                  --Morte
                                               d'Arthure.

         Desiring me to take shelter in his lee. --Tyndall.

2. (Naut.) That part of the hemisphere, as one stands on
   shipboard, toward which the wind blows. See {Lee}, a.

{By the lee}, {To bring by the lee}. See under {By}, and
   {Bring}.

{Under the lee of}, on that side which is sheltered from the
   wind; as, to be under the lee of a ship.


\Lee\, a. (Naut.)
Of or pertaining to the part or side opposite to that against
which the wind blows; -- opposed to {weather}; as, the lee
side or lee rail of a vessel.

{Lee gauge}. See {Gauge}, n. (Naut.)

{Lee shore}, the shore on the lee side of a vessel.

{Lee tide}, a tide running in the same direction that the
   wind blows.

{On the lee beam}, directly to the leeward; in a line at
   right angles to the length of the vessel and to the
   leeward.

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