| Sounds | liy' | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy... | |
| Meaning | Towards the side away from the wind. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | downwind | |
| Broader | leeward | On the side away from the wind |
| Meaning | United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | Spike Lee, Shelton Jackson Lee | |
| Instance of | film maker, filmmaker, film producer, movie maker | A producer of motion pictures |
| Spanish | Spike Lee | |
| Catalan | Spike Lee | |
| Meaning | United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | Gypsy Rose Lee, Rose Louise Hovick | |
| Instance of | stripper, striptease artist, striptease, stripteaser, exotic dancer, ecdysiast, peeler | A performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music |
| Spanish | Gypsy Rose Lee | |
| Catalan | Gypsy Rose Lee | |
| Meaning | 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 of | actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player | A theatrical performer |
| Spanish | Bruce Lee | |
| Catalan | Bruce Lee | |
| Meaning | 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 | |
| Instance of | nuclear physicist | A physicist who specializes in nuclear physics |
| Spanish | Tsung Dao Lee | |
| Meaning | leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American Colonies (1732-1794). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | Richard Henry Lee | |
| Instance of | American Revolutionary leader | A nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States |
| Spanish | Richard Henry Lee | |
| Catalan | Richard Henry Lee | |
| Meaning | soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | Henry Lee, Lighthorse Harry Lee | |
| Instance of | soldier | An enlisted ... / enlisted man or woman who serves in an army |
| Spanish | Henry Lee, Lee, Lighthorse Harry Lee | |
| Meaning | American general who led the Confederate Armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | Robert E. Lee, Robert Edward Lee | |
| Instance of | general, full general | A general officer of the highest rank |
| Spanish | Lee, Robert Edward Lee, Robert E. Lee | |
| Catalan | Lee, Robert Edward Lee, Robert Lee | |
| Meaning | The side of something that is sheltered from the wind. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | lee side, leeward | |
| Broader | side, face | A surface forming part of the outside of an object |
| Opposite | windward | The side of something that is toward the wind |
| Spanish | sotavento | |
| Catalan | sotavent | |
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