Definition of lee

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Lee (n.) That which settles at the bottom, as of a cask of liquor (esp. wine); sediment; dregs; -- used now only in the plural..

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Welt :: Welt (v. t.) To furnish with a welt; to sew or fasten a welt on; as, to welt a boot or a shoe; to welt a sleeve..
Cowleech :: Cowleech (n.) One who heals diseases of cows; a cow doctor.
Loof :: Loof (n.) Formerly, some appurtenance of a vessel which was used in changing her course; -- probably a large paddle put over the lee bow to help bring her head nearer to the wind..
Argonaut :: Argonaut (n.) Any one of the legendary Greek heroes who sailed with Jason, in the Argo, in quest of the Golden Fleece..
Whalebone :: Whalebone (n.) A firm, elastic substance resembling horn, taken from the upper jaw of the right whale; baleen. It is used as a stiffening in stays, fans, screens, and for various other purposes. See Baleen..
Flee :: Flee (v. i.) To run away, as from danger or evil; to avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner; to hasten off; -- usually with from. This is sometimes omitted, making the verb transitive..
Woolly :: Woolly (a.) Consisting of wool; as, a woolly covering; a woolly fleece..
Vigil :: Vigil (v. i.) Abstinence from sleep, whether at a time when sleep is customary or not; the act of keeping awake, or the state of being awake, or the state of being awake; sleeplessness; wakefulness; watch..
Sleeve :: Sleeve (n.) A narrow channel of water.
Bottom :: Bottom (n.) Dregs or grounds; lees; sediment.
Detach :: Detach (v. t.) To separate for a special object or use; -- used especially in military language; as, to detach a ship from a fleet, or a company from a regiment..
Drowse :: Drowse (v. t.) To make heavy with sleepiness or imperfect sleep; to make dull or stupid.
Bleed :: Bleed (v. t.) To let blood from; to take or draw blood from, as by opening a vein..
Berth :: Berth (n.) A place in a ship to sleep in; a long box or shelf on the side of a cabin or stateroom, or of a railway car, for sleeping in..
Fleetly :: Fleetly (adv.) In a fleet manner; rapidly.
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To move ahead by force of momentum, as a sailing vessel when the helm is put hard alee..
Nap :: Nap (n.) A short sleep; a doze; a siesta.
Glead :: Glead (n.) A live coal. See Gleed.
Phlebotomize :: Phlebotomize (v. t.) To let blood from by opening a vein; to bleed.
Flota :: Flota (n.) A fleet; especially, a /eet of Spanish ships which formerly sailed every year from Cadiz to Vera Cruz, in Mexico, to transport to Spain the production of Spanish America..
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