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lees
lees L0101000 (lēz)pl.n. Sediment settling during fermentation, especially in wine; dregs. [Middle English lies, pl. of lie, from Old French, from Medieval Latin lia, probably of Celtic origin; see legh- in Indo-European roots.]lees (liːz) pl nthe sediment from an alcoholic drink[C14: plural of obsolete lee, from Old French, probably from Celtic; compare Irish lige bed]lees (liz) n. pl. of lee 2 . Lees dregs; anything thrown away—Johnson, 1755.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | lees - the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverageplural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than onesediment, deposit - matter that has been deposited by some natural process |
leesplural noun sediment, grounds, refuse, deposit, precipitate, dregs, settlings a glass-fronted barrel showing the wine resting on its lees.leesnounMatter that settles on a bottom or collects on a surface by a natural process:deposit, dreg (often used in plural), precipitate, precipitation, sediment.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeLeeLEES
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LEES➣Laboratory for Electromagnetic and Electronic Systems (Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA) | LEES➣Low Energy Electrodynamics in Solids (conference) | LEES➣Landscape, Ecology and Ecosystem Science (various locations) | LEES➣Local Excess-Electron State |
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Synonyms for leesnoun sedimentSynonyms- sediment
- grounds
- refuse
- deposit
- precipitate
- dregs
- settlings
Synonyms for leesnoun matter that settles on a bottom or collects on a surface by a natural processSynonyms- deposit
- dreg
- precipitate
- precipitation
- sediment
Words related to leesnoun the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverageRelated Words- plural
- plural form
- sediment
- deposit
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