lee

noun

Definition of leenext
as in side
the part or half of something that is sheltered from the wind the lee of the ship on the lee side of the mountain

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lee
  1. side
  2. left
  3. flank
  4. top
  5. outside
  6. windward
  7. right
Noun
  • In the mountains, the system arriving Wednesday was expected to bring 2-4 inches of snow above 5,500 feet west of state Highway 395 and 1-4 inches of snow on the west side of Lake Tahoe, according to the weather service.
    Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The headband has similar, but lighter, padding under the center, with more rigid sections also covered in microfiber on the sides just above the earcup mounting points.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of side
Noun
  • This mount holds the physical controls and connectors specific to each earcup, including a power button and USB-C port on the left and a four-way mini-joystick on the right.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
  • And there’s this thing that often happens on the left when a Black person has views that aren’t doctrinaire or aren’t the views a white progressive thinks a Black person is supposed to have.
    Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Nov. 2024
Definition of left
Noun
  • Many Israelis interpreted the cabinet vote as Netanyahu deciding to destroy the possibility of a deal, indicating his preference for continued war in Gaza as a way to maintain the support of the government’s far-right flank.
    Mairav Zonszein, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Pacing in a state of agitation, its flanks heave with every breath and its mouth drips with saliva.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Sep. 2024
Definition of flank
Noun
  • Lower corporate taxes, and big new tariffs Cutting corporate tax rates is also at the top of Trump’s agenda.
    Tribune News Service, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The seams are covered on the top and bottom, so there’s no irritation.
    Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of top
Noun
  • Uncommitted delegates protest in a sit-in outside on the final day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on Aug. 22, 2024, in Chicago.
    Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Their spongy insides and soft, terry outsides create a nice, thick lather to get your little ones squeaky clean.
    Ashleigh Morley, Parents, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of outside
Noun
  • The heaviest rain is forecast for windward and mauka locations.
    The Sunset AI Lab, Sunset Magazine, 10 May 2024
  • For plants, such walls are edges that separate patches of ground into zones that are sunny or shady, windward or leeward, uphill or downhill, wetter or drier.
    Robert M. Thorson, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2023
Definition of windward
Noun
  • Of course, Putin’s version of such values means overt hostility to gays, women’s rights, and dark-skinned Russians.
    Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
  • But the value of the late-night Saturday TV slot has shrunk so much that ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 did not even bid for the rights to MOTD in the 2025-2029 pitch, said the i news site's Garside.
    Harriet Marsden, theweek, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of right
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led one down the garden path

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leech

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