lee meaning and definition

LEE noun

Definition of Lee (noun)

1. United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
   • synonyms: Shelton Jackson Lee, Spike Lee
2. United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970)
   • synonyms: 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)
   • synonyms: 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)
   • synonyms: Tsung Dao Lee
5. leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American Colonies (1732-1794)
   • synonyms: Richard Henry Lee
6. soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818)
   • synonyms: Henry Lee, Lighthorse Harry Lee
7. American general who led the Confederate Armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870)
   • synonyms: Robert E. Lee, Robert Edward Lee
8. the side of something that is sheltered from the wind
   • synonyms: lee side, leeward
   • antonym: windward

LEE adjective

Definition of lee (adjective)

1. towards the side away from the wind
   • synonyms: downwind