lees
Noun
- the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage
- United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
- United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970)
- United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973)
- United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Yang Chen Ning in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1926)
- leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American Colonies (1732-1794)
- soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818)
- American general who led the Confederate Armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870)
- the side of something that is sheltered from the wind
- The sediment that settles during fermentation of beverages, consisting of dead yeast and precipitated parts of the fruit.
- plural of lee
Origin / Etymology
From Old French lies, from Medieval Latin lias (“lees, dregs”) (descent via winemaking common in monasteries), from Gaulish *ligyā, *legyā (“silt, sediment”) (compare Welsh llai, Old Breton leh (“deposit, silt”)), from Proto-Celtic *legyā (“layer”), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”).
Synonyms
Bruce Lee, dregs, Gypsy Rose Lee, Henry Lee, Lee, lee, lee side, Lee Yuen Kam, leeward, Lighthorse Harry Lee, Richard Henry Lee, Robert E. Lee, Robert Edward Lee, Rose Louise Hovick, Shelton Jackson Lee, Spike Lee, Tsung Dao Lee
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 4
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