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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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
Dictionary Results for lee:
1. WordNet® 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]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Lee \Lee\, a. (Naut.)
   Of or pertaining to the part or side opposite to that against
   which the wind blows; -- opposed to weather; as, the lee
   side or lee rail of a vessel.
   [1913 Webster]

   Lee gauge. See Gauge, n. (Naut.)

   Lee shore, the shore on the lee side of a vessel.

   Lee tide, a tide running in the same direction that the
      wind blows.

   On the lee beam, directly to the leeward; in a line at
      right angles to the length of the vessel and to the
      leeward.
      [1913 Webster] Leeangle

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Lee \Lee\ (l[=e]), v. i.,
   To lie; to speak falsely. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
   [1913 Webster]

4. 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.
   [1913 Webster]

         A thousand demons lurk within the lee.   --Young.
   [1913 Webster]

         The wine of life is drawn, and the mere lees
         Is left this vault to brag of.           --Shak.
   [1913 Webster]

5. 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.
      [1913 Webster]

            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.
      [1913 Webster]

   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]

6. 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


7. 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


8. 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


9. 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


10. 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


11. 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


12. 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


13. 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


14. 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


15. 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


16. 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


17. 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


18. 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


19. 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


20. 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


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