lee

¹

[ lee ]

noun

1. protective shelter:

   The lee of the rock gave us some protection against the storm.

2. the side or part that is sheltered or turned away from the wind:

   We erected our huts under the lee of the mountain.

3. Chiefly Nautical. the quarter or region toward which the wind blows.

adjective

1. pertaining to, situated in, or moving toward the lee.

Lee

²

[ lee ]

noun

1. Ann, 1736–84, British mystic: founder of Shaker sect in the United States.
2. Charles, 1731–82, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
3. Doris Em·rick [em, -rik], 1905–1986, U.S. painter.
4. Fitz·hugh [fits, -hyoo, -yoo, fits-, hyoo, -, yoo], 1835–1905, U.S. general and statesman (grandson of Henry Lee; nephew of Robert E. Lee).
5. Francis Light·foot [lahyt, -f, oo, t], 1734–97, American Revolutionary statesman (brother of Richard H. Lee).
6. Gypsy Rose Rose Louise Hovick, 1914–70, U.S. entertainer.
7. Harper, 1926–2016, U.S. novelist.
8. Henry Light-Horse Harry, 1756–1818, American Revolutionary general (father of Robert E. Lee).
9. Kuan Yew [kwahn yoo], 1923–2015, Singapore political leader: prime minister 1959–90.
10. Man·fred Bennington [man, -frid], Ellery Queen, 1905–71, U.S. mystery writer, in collaboration with Frederic Dannay.
11. Richard Henry, 1732–94, American Revolutionary statesman (brother of Francis L. Lee).
12. Robert E(dward), 1807–70, U.S. soldier and educator: Confederate general in the American Civil War (son of Henry Lee).
13. Sir Sidney, 1859–1926, English biographer and critic.
14. Spike Shelton Jackson Lee, born 1957, U.S. film director, screenwriter, and actor.
15. Tsung-Dao [dzoong, -, dou], born 1926, Chinese physicist in the United States: Nobel Prize 1957.
16. a town in western Massachusetts: part of the Berkshire resort area.
17. a male or female given name.

lee

¹

/ liː /

noun

1. a sheltered part or side; the side away from the direction from which the wind is blowing
2. by the lee
   nautical so that the wind is blowing on the wrong side of the sail
3. under the lee
   nautical towards the lee

adjective

1. prenominal nautical on, at, or towards the side or part away from the wind Compare weather

   on a lee shore

Lee

²

/ liː /

noun

1. a river in SW Republic of Ireland, flowing east into Cork Harbour. Length: about 80 km (50 miles)

Lee

³

/ liː /

noun

1. LeeAng1954MTaiwaneseFILMS AND TV: director Ang (æŋ). born 1954, Taiwanese film director; his films include Sense and Sensibility (1995), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Brokeback Mountain (2005), and Life of Pi (2012)
2. LeeBruce19401973MUSFILMS AND TV: actorSPORT AND GAMES: kung fu expert Bruce, original name Lee Yuen Kam . 1940–73, US film actor and kung fu expert who starred in such films as Enter the Dragon (1973)
3. LeeGypsy Rose19141970FUSARTS AND CRAFTS: artisteARTS AND CRAFTS: artiste Gypsy Rose, original name Rose Louise Hovick . 1914–70, US striptease and burlesque artiste, who appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies (1936) and in films
4. LeeLaurie19141997MBritishWRITING: poetWRITING: writer Laurie (ˈlɒrɪ). 1914–97, British poet and writer, best known for the autobiographical Cider with Rosie (1959)
5. LeeRichard Henry17321794MUSPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: revolutionary Richard Henry. 1732–94, American Revolutionary statesman, who moved the resolution in favour of American independence (1776)
6. LeeRobert E(dward)18071870MUSMILITARY: generalMILITARY: military commander Robert E ( dward ). 1807–70, American general; commander-in-chief of the Confederate armies in the Civil War
7. LeeSpike1957MUSFILMS AND TV: director Spike, real name Shelton Jackson Lee. born 1957, US film director: his films include She's Gotta Have It (1985), Malcolm X (1992), and the documentary When the Leeves Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2008)
8. LeeT(sung)-D(ao)1926MUSChineseSCIENCE: physicist T ( sung ) -D ( ao ) (tsuːŋ daʊ). born 1926, US physicist, born in China. With Yang he disproved the principle that that parity is always conserved and shared the Nobel prize for physics in 1957

Word History and Origins

Origin of lee¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English hlēo(w) “shelter covering, protection,” cognate with Old Frisian hli, hly, Old Saxon hleo, Old Norse hlé

Word History and Origins

Origin of lee¹

Old English hlēow shelter; related to Old Norse hle

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. by the lee, Nautical. accidentally against what should be the lee side of a sail:

   Careless steering brought the wind by the lee.

2. under the lee, Nautical. to leeward.

Example Sentences

After wrapping the film, Weiss began her next high-profile job: writing the screenplay for “Freakier Friday,” the buzzy sequel starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan, and directed by Nisha Ganatra, that’s set to be released next August.

From Los Angeles Times

One amendment suggested by Councilmember John Lee would delay the jump to a $25 hourly minimum wage until six months after occupancy rates at hotels and LAX passenger traffic had returned to pre-pandemic levels.

From Los Angeles Times

Lee also proposed slowing down the annual increases to $1 each year — a pace that would likely mean not reaching the $30 hourly wage until after the Olympics.

From Los Angeles Times

As law professor Lee Loevinger explained almost 50 years ago: “Neither judges nor juries, nor even lawyers in the usual situation, ever come in contact with the ‘facts’ of any case, taking ‘facts’ to mean the transactions or occurrences which gave rise to the controversy.”

From Slate

Lee Barron, the MP for Corby and East Northamptonshire, spoke about Ms Brella's "tragic" death at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday and asked the Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Raynor, whether the government would consider increasing the duration of domestic abuse protection orders to longer than 28 days for the "most vulnerable".

From BBC

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