English noun: Lee |
1. | Lee (person) United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957) |
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| Synonyms | Shelton Jackson Lee, Spike Lee |
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| Instance hypernym | film maker, film producer, filmmaker, movie maker |
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2. | Lee (person) United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970) |
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| Synonyms | Gypsy Rose Lee, Rose Louise Hovick |
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| Instance hypernym | ecdysiast, exotic dancer, peeler, stripper, striptease, striptease artist, stripteaser |
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3. | Lee (person) United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973) |
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| Synonyms | Bruce Lee, Lee Yuen Kam |
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| Instance hypernym | actor, histrion, player, role player, thespian |
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4. | Lee (person) United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Yang Chen Ning in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1926) |
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| Synonyms | Tsung Dao Lee |
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| Instance hypernym | nuclear physicist |
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5. | Lee (person) leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American Colonies (1732-1794) |
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| Synonyms | Richard Henry Lee |
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| Instance hypernym | American Revolutionary leader |
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6. | Lee (person) soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818) |
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| Synonyms | Henry Lee, Lighthorse Harry Lee |
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| Instance hypernym | soldier |
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7. | Lee (person) American general who led the Confederate Armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870) |
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| Synonyms | Robert E. Lee, Robert Edward Lee |
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| Instance hypernym | full general, general |
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8. | lee (location) the side of something that is sheltered from the wind |
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| Synonyms | lee side, leeward |
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| Broader (hypernym) | face, side |
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| Antonyms | windward |
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