lees

[ leez ]

/ liz /

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noun

plural of lee².

RELATED WORDS

dregs, residue

Nearby words

lee

[ lee ]

/ li /

noun

protective shelter: The lee of the rock gave us some protection against the storm.

the side or part that is sheltered or turned away from the wind: We erected our huts under the lee of the mountain.

Chiefly Nautical. the quarter or region toward which the wind blows.

adjective

pertaining to, situated in, or moving toward the lee.

Origin of lee

before 900; Middle English; Old English hlēo(w) shelter, cognate with Old Frisian hli, hly, Old Saxon hleo, Old Norse hlé

lee

[ lee ]

/ li /

noun

Usually lees. the insoluble matter that settles from a liquid, especially from wine; sediment; dregs.

Origin of lee

1350–1400; Middle English lie < Middle French < Medieval Latin lia, probably < Gaulish *lig(j)a; compare Old Irish lige bed, akin to Old English gelege bed. See lie²

Lee

[ lee ]

/ li /

noun

Ann,1736–84, British mystic: founder of Shaker sect in U.S.

Charles,1731–82, American Revolutionary general, born in England.

Doris Em·rick [em-rik] /ˈɛm rɪk/, 1905–1986, U.S. painter.

Fitz·hugh

[fits-hyoo or, often, -yoo; fits-hyoo or, often, -yoo] /ˈfɪtsˌhyu or, often, -ˌyu; fɪtsˈhyu or, often, -ˈyu/, 1835–1905, U.S. general and statesman (grandson of Henry Lee; nephew of Robert E. Lee).

Francis Light·foot

[lahyt-foo t] /ˈlaɪtˌfʊt/, 1734–97, American Revolutionary statesman (brother of Richard H. Lee).

Gypsy RoseRose Louise Hovick, 1914–70, U.S. entertainer.

Harper,born 1926, U.S. novelist.

HenryLight-Horse Harry, 1756–1818, American Revolutionary general (father of Robert E. Lee).

Kuan Yew

[kwahn yoo] /kwɑn yu/, 1923–2015, Singapore political leader: prime minister 1959–90.

Man·fred Bennington

[man-frid] /ˈmæn frɪd/, Ellery Queen, 1905–71, U.S. mystery writer, in collaboration with Frederic Dannay.

Richard Henry,1732–94, American Revolutionary statesman (brother of Francis L. Lee).

Robert E(dward),1807–70, U.S. soldier and educator: Confederate general in the American Civil War (son of Henry Lee).

Sir Sidney,1859–1926, English biographer and critic.

SpikeShelton Jackson Lee, born 1957, U.S. film director, screenwriter, and actor.

Tsung-Dao

[dzoo ng-dou] /ˈdzʊŋˈdaʊ/, born 1926, Chinese physicist in the U.S.: Nobel Prize 1957.

a town in W Massachusetts: resort.

a male or female given name.

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Examples from the Web for lees

She sent at once for Lees and a séance was held in the Palace.
How Queen Victoria's Affection For John Brown Sprang From His Contact With Dead Albert's Shade|Tom Sykes|June 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The voice phenomenon produced by Lees was instantly recognisable as that of the late Consort.
How Queen Victoria's Affection For John Brown Sprang From His Contact With Dead Albert's Shade|Tom Sykes|June 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Lees refused the offer, apparently on the advice of his spirit guides, but did not leave the Queen without solace.
How Queen Victoria's Affection For John Brown Sprang From His Contact With Dead Albert's Shade|Tom Sykes|June 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
So, when she had their report, was the Queen, but before she could take action, she received a letter from the schoolboy Lees.
How Queen Victoria's Affection For John Brown Sprang From His Contact With Dead Albert's Shade|Tom Sykes|June 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The Confederate supplies had been captured by Sheridan, and Lees army was almost at the point of starvation.
The Civil War Through the Camera|Henry W. (Henry William) Elson
He had started out to destroy Lees army and he was going to keep hammering away until they were licked.
Drum Taps in Dixie|Delavan S. Miller
He was surrounded by his personal staff, and was attentively listening to Captain Lees account of the state of the field.
The Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Volume I (of 2)|Hazard Stevens
In this tangled nook Lees right-hand man was shot through a terrible mistake of his own soldiers.
The Civil War Through the Camera|Henry W. (Henry William) Elson
Soon the positive order came back: General Lees orders are to attack up the Emmitsburg road.
Lee and Longstreet at High Tide|Helen D. Longstreet

British Dictionary definitions for lees

lees

/ (liːz) /

pl n

the sediment from an alcoholic drink

Word Origin for lees

C14: plural of obsolete lee, from Old French, probably from Celtic; compare Irish lige bed

Lee

/ (liː) /

noun

a river in SW Republic of Ireland, flowing east into Cork Harbour. Length: about 80 km (50 miles)

Lee

/ (liː) /

noun

Ang (æŋ). born 1954, Taiwanese film director; his films include Sense and Sensibility (1995), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Brokeback Mountain (2005), and Life of Pi (2012)

Bruce, original name Lee Yuen Kam . 1940–73, US film actor and kung fu expert who starred in such films as Enter the Dragon (1973)

Gypsy Rose, original name Rose Louise Hovick . 1914–70, US striptease and burlesque artiste, who appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies (1936) and in films

Laurie (ˈlɒrɪ). 1914–97, British poet and writer, best known for the autobiographical Cider with Rosie (1959)

Richard Henry. 1732–94, American Revolutionary statesman, who moved the resolution in favour of American independence (1776)

Robert E (dward). 1807–70, American general; commander-in-chief of the Confederate armies in the Civil War

Spike, real name Shelton Jackson Lee. born 1957, US film director: his films include She's Gotta Have It (1985), Malcolm X (1992), and the documentary When the Leeves Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2008)

T (sung) -D (ao) (tsuːŋ daʊ). born 1926, US physicist, born in China. With Yang he disproved the principle that that parity is always conserved and shared the Nobel prize for physics in 1957

lee

/ (liː) /

noun

a sheltered part or side; the side away from the direction from which the wind is blowing

by the lee nautical so that the wind is blowing on the wrong side of the sail

under the lee nautical towards the lee

adjective

(prenominal) nautical on, at, or towards the side or part away from the windon a lee shore Compare weather (def. 5)

Word Origin for lee

Old English hlēow shelter; related to Old Norse hle

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Word Origin and History for lees

lees

late 14c., from Old French lies, plural of lie "sediment," probably from Celtic (cf. Old Irish lige "a bed, a lying"), from PIE root *legh- "to lie" (see lie (v.2)).

lee

Old English hleo "shelter, cover, defense, protection," from Proto-Germanic *khlewaz (cf. Old Norse hle, Danish læ, Old Saxon hleo, Dutch lij "lee, shelter"). No known cognates outside Germanic; original sense uncertain and might have been "warm" (cf. German lau "tepid," Old Norse hly "shelter, warmth"), which might link it to PIE *kele- (1) "warm." As an adjective, 1510s, from the noun.