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Audio Help [lee] Pronunciation Key | 1. | protective shelter: The lee of the rock gave us some protection against the storm. |
| 2. | the side or part that is sheltered or turned away from the wind: We erected our huts under the lee of the mountain. |
| 3. | Chiefly Nautical. the quarter or region toward which the wind blows. |
| 4. | pertaining to, situated in, or moving toward the lee. |
| 5. | by the lee, Nautical. accidentally against what should be the lee side of a sail: Careless steering brought the wind by the lee. |
| 6. | under the lee, Nautical. to leeward. |
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Audio Help [lee] Pronunciation Key | Usually, lees. the insoluble matter that settles from a liquid, esp. from wine; sediment; dregs. |
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Audio Help [lee] Pronunciation Key | 1. | Ann, 1736–84, British mystic: founder of Shaker sect in U.S. |
| 2. | Charles, 1731–82, American Revolutionary general, born in England. |
| 3. | Doris Em·rick [em-rik] Pronunciation Key, 1905–1986, U.S. painter. |
| 4. | Fitz·hugh
Audio Help [fits-hyoo or, often, -yoo; fits-hyoo or, often, -yoo] Pronunciation Key, 1835–1905, U.S. general and statesman (grandson of Henry Lee; nephew of Robert E. Lee). |
| 5. | Francis Light·foot
Audio Help [lahyt-foo t] Pronunciation Key, 1734–97, American Revolutionary statesman (brother of Richard H. Lee). |
| 6. | Gypsy Rose (Rose Louise Hovick ), 1914–70, U.S. entertainer. |
| 7. | Harper, born 1926, U.S. novelist. |
| 8. | Henry (“Light-Horse Harry” ), 1756–1818, American Revolutionary general (father of Robert E. Lee). |
| 9. | Kuan Yew
Audio Help [kwahn yoo] Pronunciation Key, born 1923, Singapore political leader: prime minister 1959–90. |
| 10. | Man·fred Bennington
Audio Help [man-frid] Pronunciation Key, (“Ellery Queen” ), 1905–71, U.S. mystery writer, in collaboration with Frederic Dannay. |
| 11. | Richard Henry, 1732–94, American Revolutionary statesman (brother of Francis L. Lee). |
| 12. | Robert E(dward), 1807–70, U.S. soldier and educator: Confederate general in the American Civil War (son of Henry Lee). |
| 13. | Sir Sidney, 1859–1926, English biographer and critic. |
| 14. | Spike (Shelton Jackson Lee ), born 1957, U.S. film director, screenwriter, and actor. |
| 15. | Tsung-Dao
Audio Help [dzoo ng-dou] Pronunciation Key, born 1926, Chinese physicist in the U.S.: Nobel prize 1957. |
| 16. | a town in W Massachusetts: resort. 6247. |
| 17. | a male or female given name. |
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| lee
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n.
adj.
[Middle English le, from Old English hlēo, shelter, protection; see kelə-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
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| Lee
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British religious leader and founder (1776) of the Shakers in America. |
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| Lee, Charles 1731-1782.
British-born American Revolutionary general whose performance at the Battle of Monmouth (1778), when he ordered a retreat instead of attacking, brought about his court-martial and dismissal. |
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| Lee, Gypsy Rose 1914-1970.
American burlesque entertainer who also wrote best-selling mystery novels, including The G-String Murders (1941). |
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| Lee, Henry Known as "Lighthorse Harry." 1756-1818.
American Revolutionary politician and soldier. He served in the Virginia legislature (1785-1788 and 1789-1791) and as governor of Virginia (1792-1795). |
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| Lee, Kwan Yew Born 1923.
Singaporean lawyer. Upon negotiating Singapore's independence from Great Britain, he became the republic's first prime minister (1959-1990). |
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| Lee, (Nelle)
American writer. Her novel To Kill a Mockingbird (1960), dealing with racial injustice in the South, won a Pulitzer Prize. |
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| Lee, Richard Henry 1732-1794.
American Revolutionary leader who proposed the resolution calling for the independence of the American colonies from England (1776). |
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| Lee, Robert Edward 1807-1870.
American Confederate general in the Civil War. He won victories at Bull Run (1862), Fredericksburg (1862), and Chancellorsville (1863) before surrendering to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox (1865). |
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| Lee, Shelton Jackson Known as "Spike." Born 1957.
American director, screenwriter, and actor whose films, including Do the Right Thing (1989) and Malcom X (1992), explore American racism. |
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lee
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| lee | |
adjective | |
| 1. | towards the side away from the wind [syn: downwind] |
noun | |
| 1. | United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957) |
| 2. | United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970) |
| 3. | United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973) |
| 4. | United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Yang Chen Ning in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1926) |
| 5. | leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American Colonies (1732-1794) |
| 6. | soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818) |
| 7. | American general who led the Confederate Armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870) |
| 8. | the side of something that is sheltered from the wind [ant: windward] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
lee [liː] noun
Example: We sat in the lee of the rock.
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Lee Vining, CA Zip code(s): 93541
Lee Center, NY Zip code(s): 13363
Lee City, KY Zip code(s): 41342
Lee County, NC (county, FIPS 105) Location: 35.47611 N, 79.17229 W
Population (1990): 41374 (16954 housing units)
Area: 666.4 sq km (land), 5.4 sq km (water)
Lee County, VA (county, FIPS 105) Location: 36.70707 N, 83.12900 W
Population (1990): 24496 (10263 housing units)
Area: 1132.2 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
Lee County, TX (county, FIPS 287) Location: 30.30672 N, 96.95639 W
Population (1990): 12854 (5773 housing units)
Area: 1628.0 sq km (land), 14.3 sq km (water)
Lee County, SC (county, FIPS 61) Location: 34.15825 N, 80.25347 W
Population (1990): 18437 (6537 housing units)
Area: 1062.8 sq km (land), 2.6 sq km (water)
Lee County, MS (county, FIPS 81) Location: 34.28905 N, 88.68121 W
Population (1990): 65581 (25971 housing units)
Area: 1164.6 sq km (land), 9.1 sq km (water)
Lee County, KY (county, FIPS 129) Location: 37.59050 N, 83.71773 W
Population (1990): 7422 (3025 housing units)
Area: 543.6 sq km (land), 3.5 sq km (water)
Lee County, IL (county, FIPS 103) Location: 41.73995 N, 89.29977 W
Population (1990): 34392 (13314 housing units)
Area: 1878.8 sq km (land), 10.2 sq km (water)
Lee County, IA (county, FIPS 111) Location: 40.64453 N, 91.47806 W
Population (1990): 38687 (16443 housing units)
Area: 1340.1 sq km (land), 55.4 sq km (water)
Lee County, AL (county, FIPS 81) Location: 32.59737 N, 85.35589 W
Population (1990): 87146 (36636 housing units)
Area: 1576.8 sq km (land), 17.7 sq km (water)
Lee County, AR (county, FIPS 77) Location: 34.77964 N, 90.78032 W
Population (1990): 13053 (5085 housing units)
Area: 1558.4 sq km (land), 46.1 sq km (water)
Lee County, FL (county, FIPS 71) Location: 26.57758 N, 81.92146 W
Population (1990): 335113 (189051 housing units)
Area: 2081.3 sq km (land), 1057.8 sq km (water)
Lee County, GA (county, FIPS 177) Location: 31.77659 N, 84.13731 W
Population (1990): 16250 (5537 housing units)
Area: 921.5 sq km (land), 16.1 sq km (water)
Lee, NH Zip code(s): 03824
Lee, FL (town, FIPS 39850) Location: 30.41832 N, 83.30184 W
Population (1990): 306 (132 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 32059
Lee, IL (village, FIPS 42587) Location: 41.79402 N, 88.94015 W
Population (1990): 319 (116 housing units)
Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 60530
Lee, MA (CDP, FIPS 34620) Location: 42.30716 N, 73.25153 W
Population (1990): 2020 (879 housing units)
Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 01238
Lee, ME Zip code(s): 04455
Robert Lee, TX (city, FIPS 62564) Location: 31.89554 N, 100.48454 W
Population (1990): 1276 (691 housing units)
Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 76945
Fort Lee, NJ (borough, FIPS 24420) Location: 40.85043 N, 73.97132 W
Population (1990): 31997 (16847 housing units)
Area: 6.5 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 07024
Fort Lee, VA (CDP, FIPS 29152) Location: 37.23342 N, 77.33028 W
Population (1990): 6895 (1495 housing units)
Area: 14.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 23801
Valley Lee, MD Zip code(s): 20692
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Lee
Lee\ (l[=e]), v. i., To lie; to speak falsely. [Obs.] --Chaucer.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Lee
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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Lee
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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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