Lee - Definition
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]