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