lees

Speech parts

1. lees - Noun

3. Lees - Proper noun

Meaning

of Lee

Dregs. See 2d Lee.

A leash.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

dregs leeward shard ground sinter cover protection waste remainder precipitation refuge refuse debris shelter deposition

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Antonyms

base basis whole middle core root

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Hypernyms

deposit sediment

Anagrams

else lese seel slee EELS sele

Examples

The first pressure of sorrow crushes out from our hearts the best wine afterwards the constant weight of it brings forth bitterness, the taste and strain from the lees of the vat. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Take your fill when the cask is first opened and when it is nearly spent, but midways be sparing: it is poor saving when you come to the lees. Hesiod

The cup of life is not so shallow That we have drained the best That all the wine at once we swallow And lees make all the rest. Ralph Waldo Emerson

I cannot rest from travel; I will drink Life to the lees. Alfred, Lord Tennyson

The best wine has its lees. French Proverb

Sometimes the lees are better than the wine. Italian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

leerness leeroy leery Leesburg leese leeside