Lee meaning
UK /liː/ US /li/ 1 syllable
Lee (noun): United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957).
Lee has 9 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and adjective.
Lee as a noun
- United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
Synonyms: Spike Lee, Shelton Jackson Lee
Type of: film maker
- United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970)
Synonyms: Gypsy Rose Lee, Rose Louise Hovick
Type of: stripper
- United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973)
Synonyms: Bruce Lee, Lee Yuen Kam
Type of: actor
- 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
Type of: nuclear physicist
- leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American Colonies (1732-1794)
Synonyms: Richard Henry Lee
Type of: American Revolutionary leader
- soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818)
Synonyms: Henry Lee, Lighthorse Harry Lee
Type of: soldier
- American general who led the Confederate Armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870)
Synonyms: Robert E. Lee, Robert Edward Lee
Type of: general
- the side of something that is sheltered from the wind
Type of: side
Lee as an adjective
How to pronounce Lee
Lee is pronounced /liː/ in British English and /li/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.
Words that rhyme with Lee
Scrabble score: 3 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with LE · words ending in EE · 3-letter words
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