Lee (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 side , leeward ]

    lee (adj.)

  1. towards the side away from the wind

    [ Syn: downwind ]

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