Plural of lee
regular plural
The plural of lee is lees.
Forms of lee
| Singular | lee /liː/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | lees /liːz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Lees in a sentence
- Kipper drained his glass to the lees and seemed to become calmer.1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter X. From the entry lees
- Sand feathers broth against the foolish lees.2007, Vernon Frazer, Bodied Tone - Page 102. From the entry fainthood
- The wine, which is made in August, is left on its lees unracked for at least a year.1929, Philip Morton Shand, A Book of Other Wines - Than French, page 130. From the entry unracked
- The ointment comprises “olive oil lees mixed with silver slag, sulphur, pitch from Mount Ida, wax rich in oil, sea-squill, as well, and strong hellebore and black bitumen.”2006, Janet Lembke, From Grass to Gardens: How to Reap Bounty from a Small Yard, page 189. From the entry hellebore
- Following Pliny's advice, I shall dip it into water, pound up leeks, mix them with speltmeal, and add these and the owlet water to the lees of white wine.1962, Theodora Du Bois, Captive of Rome, page 103. From the entry speltmeal
Meaning of lee
- noun A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.
- noun The side of the ship away from the wind.
- noun A sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind (see also leeside); shelter; protection.
Questions about the plural of lee
- What is the plural of lee?
- The plural of lee is lees.
- Is lee countable?
- Lee is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: lee (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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