Lee

Noun

 * 1)  A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.
 * 2)  The side of the ship away from the wind.

Derived terms

 * alee
 * leeward
 * leeway

Thesaurus
cover, defense, eye, flanking, glancing, guard, lateral, lee sheet, lee shore, lee side, lee tack, leeward, next-beside, preservation, protection, protective custody, refuge, safekeeping, safety, shade, shadow, shelter, side, sideling, sidelong, sideward, sidewards, sideway, sideways, sidewise, skirting, watchful eye, weather, windward

Etymology
, from hleo:, from  (compare German Lee:, lau:, Swedish lä:, Danish læ:,  lij:), from  (compare  clyd:, Latin caleo:,  šiltas:, Sanskrit शरद्:).

Pronunciation





 * Homophones: lea

Translations

 * Turkish:


 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: suojanpuoli
 * Russian: подветренная сторона
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: завјетрина (Ijekavian), заветрина (Ekavian)
 * Roman: zavjetrina (Ijekavian), zavetrina (Ekavian)


 * Swedish: lä, läsida

Anagrams

 * eel
 * ELE

Noun

 * 1) water

Verb

 * 1) To move; making a body part move, making a boulder move

Etymology
From ledd

Verb

 * 1) to lie tell lies

Noun

 * 1) egg