Synonyms of the word lee


LEEACTOR - DOWNWIND - ECDYSIAST - FACE - FILMMAKER - GENERAL - HISTRION - LEEWARD - PEELER - PLAYER - SIDE - SOLDIER - STRIPPER - STRIPTEASE - STRIPTEASER - THESPIAN

lee

  • n. (sailing) A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.
  • n. (sailing) The side of the ship away from the wind.
  • n. A sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from…
  • n. (obsolete) lees; dregs.

actor

  • n. A person who performs in a theatrical play or film.
  • n. One who acts; a doer.
  • n. One who takes part in a situation.
  • n. (law) An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.
  • n. (law) One who institutes a suit; plaintiff or complainant.
  • n. (policy debate) One who enacts a certain policy action.
  • n. (software engineering) The entity that performs a role (in use case analysis).

downwind

  • adv. in the same direction as the wind is blowing.
  • adv. (+ from) positioned relative to something in such a way that it can be smelled in the wind.

ecdysiast

  • n. An erotic dancer who removes their clothes as a form of entertainment; a stripper.

face

  • n. (anatomy) The front part of the head, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth and the surrounding area.
  • n. One's facial expression.
  • n. The public image; outward appearance.
  • n. The frontal aspect of something.
  • n. (figuratively) Presence; sight; front.
  • n. The directed force of something.
  • n. Good reputation; standing in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige. (See lose face, save face).
  • n. Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.
  • n. The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.
  • n. (geometry) Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron. More generally, any of the bounding pieces…
  • n. Any surface; especially a front or outer one.
  • n. The numbered dial of a clock or watch, the clock face.
  • n. (slang) The mouth.
  • n. (slang) Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.
  • n. (slang, professional wrestling) Short for baby face. A wrestler whose on-ring persona is embodying heroic…
  • n. (cricket) The front surface of a bat.
  • n. (golf) The part of a golf club that hits the ball.
  • n. (card games) The side of the card that shows its value (as opposed to the back side, which looks the same…
  • n. (heraldry) The head of a lion, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
  • n. (typography) A typeface.
  • n. Mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.
  • n. (computing) An interface.
  • n. The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.
  • v. (transitive, of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to…
  • v. (transitive, of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
  • v. (transitive) To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
  • v. (transitive) To deal with (a difficult situation or person).
  • v. (intransitive) To have the front in a certain direction.
  • v. (transitive) To have as an opponent.
  • v. (intransitive, cricket) To be the batsman on strike.
  • v. (obsolete) To confront impudently; to bully.
  • v. To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.
  • v. To line near the edge, especially with a different material.
  • v. To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception,…
  • v. (engineering) To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting,…

filmmaker

  • n. A producer or director of films/movies.

general

  • adj. Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole etc.; as opposed to specific…
  • adj. (sometimes postpositive) Applied to a person (as a postmodifier or a normal preceding adjective) to indicate…
  • adj. Prevalent or widespread among a given class or area; common, usual.
  • adj. Not limited in use or application; applicable to the whole or every member of a class or category.
  • adj. Giving or consisting of only the most important aspects of something, ignoring minor details; indefinite.
  • adj. Not limited to a specific class; miscellaneous, concerned with all branches of a given subject or area.
  • n. (now rare) A general fact or proposition; a generality.
  • n. (military) A senior military title, originally designating the commander of an army and now a specific…
  • n. A great strategist or tactician.
  • n. (Christianity) The head of certain religious orders, especially Dominicans or Jesuits.
  • n. (nautical) A commander of naval forces; an admiral.
  • n. (colloquial, now historical) A general servant; a maid with no specific duties.
  • n. A general anaesthetic; general anaesthesia.
  • v. To lead (soldiers) as a general.

histrion

  • n. (obsolete) A stage actor.

leeward

  • adj. On the side sheltered from the wind; in that direction.
  • adv. Away from the direction from which the wind is blowing. Downwind.

peeler

  • n. (Britain, slang, dated) A police officer.
  • n. One who peels.
  • n. A device for peeling fruit or vegetables.
  • n. Something to be peeled.
  • n. Somthing that is peeling, about to peel, or prone to peeling.
  • n. (surfing) An ideal wave.
  • n. (horticulture) A plant which impoverishes the soil by demanding high value nutrients and so requires the…

player

  • n. One that plays.
  • n. One who is playful; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler.
  • n. A significant participant.
  • n. (informal) A person who plays the field rather than having a long-term sexual relationship.

side

  • n. A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.
  • n. A flat surface of a three-dimensional object; a face.
  • n. One half (left or right, top or bottom, front or back, etc.) of something or someone.
  • n. A region in a specified position with respect to something.
  • n. The portion of the human torso usually covered by the arms when they are not raised; the areas on the…
  • n. One surface of a sheet of paper (used instead of "page", which can mean one or both surfaces.).
  • n. One possible aspect of a concept, person or thing.
  • n. One set of competitors in a game.
  • n. (Britain, Australia, Ireland) A sports team.
  • n. A group having a particular allegiance in a conflict or competition.
  • n. (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) Sidespin; english.
  • n. (Britain, Australia, Ireland, dated) A television channel, usually as opposed to the one currently being…
  • n. (US, colloquial) A dish that accompanies the main course; a side dish.
  • n. A line of descent traced through one parent as distinguished from that traced through another.
  • n. (baseball) The batters faced in an inning by a particular pitcher.
  • v. (intransitive) To ally oneself, be in an alliance, usually with "with" or rarely "in with".
  • v. To lean on one side.
  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To be or stand at the side of; to be on the side toward.
  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To suit; to pair; to match.
  • v. (transitive, shipbuilding) To work (a timber or rib) to a certain thickness by trimming the sides.
  • v. (transitive) To furnish with a siding.
  • adj. Being on the left or right, or toward the left or right; lateral.
  • adj. Indirect; oblique; incidental.
  • adj. (Britain archaic, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Wide; large; long, pendulous, hanging low, trailing;…
  • adj. (Scotland) Far; distant.
  • adv. (Britain dialectal) Widely; wide; far.

soldier

  • n. A member of an army, of any rank.
  • n. A private in military service, as distinguished from an officer.
  • n. A guardsman.
  • n. A member of the Salvation Army.
  • n. (Britain, New Zealand) A piece of buttered bread (or toast), cut into a long thin strip for dipping into…
  • n. A term of affection for a young boy.
  • n. Someone who fights or toils well.
  • n. The red or cuckoo gurnard (Chelidonichthys cuculus).
  • n. One of the asexual polymorphic forms of termites, in which the head and jaws are very large and strong…
  • v. To continue.
  • v. To be a soldier.
  • v. To intentionally restrict labor productivity; to work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished. Has also…

stripper

  • n. Somene who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner, especially as a form of paid entertainment.
  • n. A chemical or tool used to remove paint, sheathing, etc. from something.
  • n. A tool used to strip tubing: to empty it by applying pressure to the outside of the tubing and moving…
  • n. A cow that has nearly stopped giving milk, so that it can be obtained from her only by stripping.

striptease

  • n. The act of slowly taking off one's clothes to sexually arouse the viewer, often accompanied by music and…
  • v. (intransitive) To perform a striptease.

stripteaser

  • n. A person who performs a striptease, a stripper.

thespian

  • adj. Of, or relating to drama and acting; dramatic, theatrical.
  • n. An actor or player.

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