Lee
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Lee
adj 1: towards the side away from the wind [syn: {downwind},
{lee(a)}]
n 1: United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of
black culture in America (born in 1957) [syn: {Lee}, {Spike
Lee}, {Shelton Jackson Lee}]
2: United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway
in the 1930s (1914-1970) [syn: {Lee}, {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) [syn: {Lee}, {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) [syn: {Lee}, {Tsung Dao Lee}]
5: leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution
calling for independence of the American Colonies (1732-1794)
[syn: {Lee}, {Richard Henry Lee}]
6: soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818) [syn: {Lee},
{Henry Lee}, {Lighthorse Harry Lee}]
7: American general who led the Confederate Armies in the
American Civil War (1807-1870) [syn: {Lee}, {Robert E. Lee},
{Robert Edward Lee}]
8: the side of something that is sheltered from the wind [syn:
{lee}, {lee side}, {leeward}] [ant: {windward}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Lee \Lee\, n. [OE. lee shelter, Icel. hl[=e], akin to AS.
hle['o], hle['o]w, shelter, protection, OS. hl[`e]o, D. lij
lee, Sw. l[aum], Dan. l[ae].]
1. 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.
[1913 Webster]
We lurked under lee. --Morte
d'Arthure.
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Desiring me to take shelter in his lee. --Tyndall.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Naut.) That part of the hemisphere, as one stands on
shipboard, toward which the wind blows. See {Lee}, a.
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{By the lee}, {To bring by the lee}. See under {By}, and
{Bring}.
{Under the lee of}, on that side which is sheltered from the
wind; as, to be under the lee of a ship.
[1913 Webster]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Lee \Lee\, n.; pl. {Lees} (l[=e]z). [F. lie, perh. fr. L. levare
to lift up, raise. Cf. {Lever}.]
That which settles at the bottom, as of a cask of liquor
(esp. wine); sediment; dregs; -- used now only in the plural.
[Lees occurs also as a form of the singular.] "The lees of
wine." --Holland.
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A thousand demons lurk within the lee. --Young.
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The wine of life is drawn, and the mere lees
Is left this vault to brag of. --Shak.
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from
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Lee, FL (town, FIPS 39850)
Location: 30.41832 N, 83.30184 W
Population (1990): 306 (132 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 32059
Lee, IL (village, FIPS 42587)
Location: 41.79402 N, 88.94015 W
Population (1990): 319 (116 housing units)
Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 60530
Lee, MA (CDP, FIPS 34620)
Location: 42.30716 N, 73.25153 W
Population (1990): 2020 (879 housing units)
Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 01238
Lee, ME
Zip code(s): 04455
Lee, NH
Zip code(s): 03824
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Lee, FL -- U.S. town in Florida
Population (2000): 352
Housing Units (2000): 154
Land area (2000): 1.223230 sq. miles (3.168152 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.003405 sq. miles (0.008818 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.226635 sq. miles (3.176970 sq. km)
FIPS code: 39850
Located within: Florida (FL), FIPS 12
Location: 30.419355 N, 83.299631 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 32059
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Lee, FL
Lee
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Lee, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
Population (2000): 313
Housing Units (2000): 125
Land area (2000): 0.222907 sq. miles (0.577326 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.222907 sq. miles (0.577326 sq. km)
FIPS code: 42587
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 41.794240 N, 88.940951 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 60530
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Lee, IL
Lee
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Lee, MA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Massachusetts
Population (2000): 2021
Housing Units (2000): 953
Land area (2000): 1.363833 sq. miles (3.532312 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.363833 sq. miles (3.532312 sq. km)
FIPS code: 34620
Located within: Massachusetts (MA), FIPS 25
Location: 42.306929 N, 73.247351 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 01238
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Lee, MA
Lee
from
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Lee -- U.S. County in Georgia
Population (2000): 24757
Housing Units (2000): 8813
Land area (2000): 355.769587 sq. miles (921.438960 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 6.239461 sq. miles (16.160130 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 362.009048 sq. miles (937.599090 sq. km)
Located within: Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
Location: 31.745706 N, 84.178609 W
Headwords:
Lee
Lee, GA
Lee County
Lee County, GA
from
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Lee -- U.S. County in Kentucky
Population (2000): 7916
Housing Units (2000): 3321
Land area (2000): 209.859319 sq. miles (543.533117 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 1.357079 sq. miles (3.514818 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 211.216398 sq. miles (547.047935 sq. km)
Located within: Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
Location: 37.591061 N, 83.697023 W
Headwords:
Lee
Lee, KY
Lee County
Lee County, KY
from
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Lee -- U.S. County in Iowa
Population (2000): 38052
Housing Units (2000): 16612
Land area (2000): 517.392436 sq. miles (1340.040200 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 21.372774 sq. miles (55.355227 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 538.765210 sq. miles (1395.395427 sq. km)
Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location: 40.576831 N, 91.416607 W
Headwords:
Lee
Lee, IA
Lee County
Lee County, IA
from
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Lee -- U.S. County in Illinois
Population (2000): 36062
Housing Units (2000): 14310
Land area (2000): 725.363845 sq. miles (1878.683655 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 3.922337 sq. miles (10.158806 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 729.286182 sq. miles (1888.842461 sq. km)
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 41.774245 N, 89.352013 W
Headwords:
Lee
Lee, IL
Lee County
Lee County, IL
from
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Lee -- U.S. County in Mississippi
Population (2000): 75755
Housing Units (2000): 31887
Land area (2000): 449.588992 sq. miles (1164.430094 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 3.554216 sq. miles (9.205378 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 453.143208 sq. miles (1173.635472 sq. km)
Located within: Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
Location: 34.276904 N, 88.682514 W
Headwords:
Lee
Lee, MS
Lee County
Lee County, MS
from
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Lee -- U.S. County in North Carolina
Population (2000): 49040
Housing Units (2000): 19909
Land area (2000): 257.261320 sq. miles (666.303731 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 2.068229 sq. miles (5.356687 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 259.329549 sq. miles (671.660418 sq. km)
Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location: 35.467286 N, 79.167664 W
Headwords:
Lee
Lee, NC
Lee County
Lee County, NC
from
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Lee -- U.S. County in Texas
Population (2000): 15657
Housing Units (2000): 6851
Land area (2000): 628.500736 sq. miles (1627.809365 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 5.534011 sq. miles (14.333023 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 634.034747 sq. miles (1642.142388 sq. km)
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 30.272047 N, 96.947276 W
Headwords:
Lee
Lee, TX
Lee County
Lee County, TX
from
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Lee -- U.S. County in South Carolina
Population (2000): 20119
Housing Units (2000): 7670
Land area (2000): 410.298525 sq. miles (1062.668256 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 1.003945 sq. miles (2.600206 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 411.302470 sq. miles (1065.268462 sq. km)
Located within: South Carolina (SC), FIPS 45
Location: 34.185344 N, 80.265648 W
Headwords:
Lee
Lee, SC
Lee County
Lee County, SC
from
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Lee -- U.S. County in Alabama
Population (2000): 115092
Housing Units (2000): 50329
Land area (2000): 608.710255 sq. miles (1576.552257 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 6.842925 sq. miles (17.723094 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 615.553180 sq. miles (1594.275351 sq. km)
Located within: Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
Location: 32.607485 N, 85.328947 W
Headwords:
Lee
Lee, AL
Lee County
Lee County, AL
from
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Lee -- U.S. County in Virginia
Population (2000): 23589
Housing Units (2000): 11086
Land area (2000): 437.134769 sq. miles (1132.173806 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.182976 sq. miles (0.473905 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 437.317745 sq. miles (1132.647711 sq. km)
Located within: Virginia (VA), FIPS 51
Location: 36.737463 N, 83.097696 W
Headwords:
Lee
Lee, VA
Lee County
Lee County, VA
from
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Lee -- U.S. County in Florida
Population (2000): 440888
Housing Units (2000): 245405
Land area (2000): 803.630409 sq. miles (2081.393117 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 408.258598 sq. miles (1057.384871 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1211.889007 sq. miles (3138.777988 sq. km)
Located within: Florida (FL), FIPS 12
Location: 26.602541 N, 81.846262 W
Headwords:
Lee
Lee, FL
Lee County
Lee County, FL
from
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Lee -- U.S. County in Arkansas
Population (2000): 12580
Housing Units (2000): 4768
Land area (2000): 601.663481 sq. miles (1558.301195 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 17.803104 sq. miles (46.109827 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 619.466585 sq. miles (1604.411022 sq. km)
Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
Location: 34.780126 N, 90.763960 W
Headwords:
Lee
Lee, AR
Lee County
Lee County, AR
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
34 Moby Thesaurus words for "lee":
cover, defense, eye, flanking, glancing, guard, lateral, lee sheet,
lee shore, lee side, lee tack, leeward, next-beside, preservation,
protection, protective custody, refuge, safekeeping, safety, shade,
shadow, shelter, side, sideling, sidelong, sideward, sidewards,
sideway, sideways, sidewise, skirting, watchful eye, weather,
windward
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