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Definition of Lee
1. Adjective. Towards the side away from the wind.
2. Noun. United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957).
Generic synonyms: Film Maker, Film Producer, Filmmaker, Movie Maker
3. Noun. United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970).
Generic synonyms: Ecdysiast, Exotic Dancer, Peeler, Stripper, Striptease, Striptease Artist, Stripteaser
4. Noun. United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973).
Generic synonyms: Actor, Histrion, Player, Role Player, Thespian
5. Noun. United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Yang Chen Ning in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1926).
6. Noun. Leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American Colonies (1732-1794).
7. Noun. Soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818).
8. Noun. American general who led the Confederate Armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870).
9. Noun. The side of something that is sheltered from the wind.
Definition of Lee
1. v. i. To lie; to speak falsely.
2. n. That which settles at the bottom, as of a cask of liquor (esp. wine); sediment; dregs; -- used now only in the plural.
3. n. 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.
4. a. 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.
Definition of Lee
1. Proper noun. (surname A=An English topographic from=Middle English dot=) for someone who lived near a meadow (the Anglo-Saxon for meadow being ley or leag). ¹
2. Proper noun. (surname from=Chinese dot=) of Chinese origin, a variant of ? (pinyin: ''L?'') and other less common names such as ? (''Lí'') and ? (''L?'') ¹
3. Proper noun. (surname from=Korean dot=) of Korean origin, a variant of Rhee (Hanja: ?; Hangul: ? & ?) ¹
4. Proper noun. (surnames male given name) derived from the surname, or a nickname for names such as Leo and Leroy ¹
5. Proper noun. (surnames female given name) popular in conjoined names such as ''Lee Ann'' or ''Mary Lee''. ¹
6. Proper noun. Any of various place names, including a river in England, and a river in Co. Cork, Ireland. ¹
7. Noun. (sailing) A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind. ¹
8. Noun. (sailing) The side of the ship away from the wind. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lee
1. shelter from the wind [n -S]
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