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leeward tide
  • n  a tide that runs in the same direction as the wind is blowing
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leeward islands
  • n  a group of islands in the eastern West Indies
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ledum groenlandicum
  • n  evergreen shrub of eastern North America having white or creamy bell-shaped flowers and dark green hairy leaves used for tea during American Revolution
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ledum palustre
  • n  bog shrub of northern and central Europe and eastern Siberia to Korea and Japan
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lee de forest
  • n  United States electrical engineer who in 1907 patented the first triode vacuum tube, which made it possible to detect and amplify radio waves (1873-1961)
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lee harvey oswald
  • n  United States assassin of President John F. Kennedy (1939-1963)
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lee krasner
  • n  United States artist remembered for her spontaneous approach to painting; she was a founder of the New York school of abstract expressionism (1908-1984)
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lee side
  • n  the side of something that is sheltered from the wind
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lee strasberg
  • n  United States actor and film director (born in Austria) who was a leader in developing method acting in the United States (1901-1982)
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lee tide
  • n  a tide that runs in the same direction as the wind is blowing
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lee yuen kam
  • n  United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973)
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leech
  • n  carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
  • n  a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
  • v  draw blood
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leechee
  • n  Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried
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