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Lee

noun
(pl. lees)
1.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957).  Synonyms: Shelton Jackson Lee, Spike Lee.
2.
United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970).  Synonyms: Gypsy Rose Lee, Rose Louise Hovick.
3.
United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973).  Synonyms: Bruce Lee, Lee Yuen Kam.
4.
United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Yang Chen Ning in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1926).  Synonym: Tsung Dao Lee.
5.
Leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American Colonies (1732-1794).  Synonym: Richard Henry Lee.
6.
Soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818).  Synonyms: Henry Lee, Lighthorse Harry Lee.
7.
American general who led the Confederate Armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870).  Synonyms: Robert E. Lee, Robert Edward Lee.
8.
The side of something that is sheltered from the wind.  Synonyms: lee side, leeward.  Antonym: windward.
adjective
1.
Towards the side away from the wind.  Synonym: downwind.



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"Lee" Quotes from Famous Books



... with Christ in God, being a memoir of Susan Allibone. By Alfred Lee, Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal ...
— The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss • George L. Prentiss

... their way from port to port of the tempestuous Atlantic coast in tiny ketches, sloops, and shallops when the voyage of five hundred miles from New England to Virginia was a prolonged and hazardous adventure. Fog and shoals and lee shores beset these coastwise sailors, and shipwrecks were pitifully frequent. In no Hall of Fame will you find the name of Captain Andrew Robinson of Gloucester, but he was nevertheless an illustrious benefactor and deserves a place among the most useful Americans. His invention ...
— Modern American Prose Selections • Various

... to 'the big class in that reader.' When we were to read the death of 'Little Nell,' I would run away, for I knew it would make me cry, that the other boys would laugh at me, and the whole thing would become ridiculous. I couldn't bear that. A later teacher, Captain Lee O. Harris, came to understand me with thorough sympathy, took compassion on my weaknesses and encouraged me to read the best literature. He understood that he couldn't get numbers into my head. You couldn't tamp them in! History I also ...
— The Complete Works • James Whitcomb Riley

... pathetic thing. Her pronunciation made even Monsieur Dufarge smile in spite of himself, and Lavinia and Jessie and the more fortunate girls either giggled or looked at her in wondering disdain. But Sara did not laugh. She tried to look as if she did not hear when Miss St. John called "le bon pain," "lee bong pang." She had a fine, hot little temper of her own, and it made her feel rather savage when she heard the titters and saw the poor, stupid, distressed ...
— A Little Princess • Frances Hodgson Burnett

... desert lie under the lee of long ridges of rock. The high cliffs extending from north to south are barriers against the drifting sand. Standing on the rocky summit the seer Isaiah beheld a sea whose yellow waves stretched to the very horizon. ...
— The Investment of Influence - A Study of Social Sympathy and Service • Newell Dwight Hillis


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