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
  • With Adames and third baseman Matt Chapman, who signed a six-year, $150 million extension in September, the Giants have committed a third of a billion dollars to establish a solid offensive and defensive presence on the left side of their infield.
    Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 8 Dec. 2024
  • McBrain has dealt with health issues in recent years, including suffering a stroke in 2023 that paralyzed the right side of his body and threatened his drumming career.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of side
Noun
  • Centrists accused the left of refusing to compromise.
    Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
  • But the alternative for the Ukrainian brigades in this sector is surrendering what’s left of Toretsk to the Russians and falling back to the next nearest settlement.
    David Axe, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of left
Noun
  • For more than five decades, Tartus had hosted a naval supply and maintenance base for Moscow and, as its only Mediterranean fueling spot, enabled the Kremlin to project power on the southern flank of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) near Africa.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
  • House Republican leadership has struggled in recent years to keep the conference united on key priorities, with a reliable group of detractors on its right flank.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of flank
Noun
  • By the time that showdown in Montjuic comes around, bitter rival Real Madrid could be a single point clear at the top of the La Liga table after previously trailing Barca by as many as six.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • In the photo, Gomez, wearing a fuzzy fashion-Yeti top, appears to be admiring her new engagement ring but said nothing about the fast food merch beside her.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of top
Noun
  • Dickens' world was more real than the Dublin outside.
    The Week US, theweek, 3 Dec. 2024
  • There's also an available slide-out toilet that can be used in the entryway space or outside and a shoe drawer for storing footwear away.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 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
  • However, after entering into a questionable acquisition and overseeing an underperforming management team, stockholders would be well within their rights to question whether this is the right board to embark on this crucial search.
    Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Perhaps that’s for the best, as residents and their guests get to take it all in almost immediately in the formal living room that’s just to the right of the foyer and features a black marble wood-burning fireplace next to walls dressed in a cobalt blue.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of right
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