{ "lees":{ "the part or half of something that is sheltered from the wind":{ "examples":[ "the lee of the ship", "on the lee side of the mountain" ], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "leeward":{ "being in the direction that the wind is blowing":{ "examples":[ "we moved to the leeward side of the ship so that we wouldn't have the wind in our faces" ], "synonyms":[ "downwind" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "upwind", "windward" ] }, "as in lee , windward":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "lee", "windward", "flank", "hand", "side", "outside", "face", "top", "bottom", "foot", "underbelly", "underbody", "underpart", "underside", "undersurface", "left", "right" ], "near antonyms":[ "center", "inside", "interior", "middle", "midway" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "leery":{ "feeling or showing a lack of trust in someone or something":{ "examples":[ "a leery attitude", "She seemed a little leery about the proposal.", "They were leery of their neighbors." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "careful", "cautious", "guarded", "gun-shy", "wary", "watchful", "disbelieving", "distrustful", "doubting", "incredulous", "mistrustful", "negativistic", "questioning", "show-me", "skeptical", "suspecting", "suspicious", "unbelieving", "paranoid", "paranoidal", "critical", "puzzled", "quizzical", "cynical", "experienced", "knowing", "sophisticated", "worldly", "worldly-wise", "curious", "inquiring", "inquisitive", "nosy", "nosey", "snoopy", "uncertain", "unconvinced", "undecided", "undetermined", "unsettled", "unsure", "hesitant" ], "near antonyms":[ "green", "ingenuous", "innocent", "naive", "na\u00efve", "simple", "simpleminded", "unknowing", "unsophisticated", "unworldly", "wide-eyed", "certain", "confident", "positive", "sure", "callow", "inexperienced", "raw", "childlike", "idealistic", "impractical", "beguiled", "deceived", "duped", "gulled", "tricked", "careless", "heedless", "unsuspecting", "unsuspicious", "unwary", "credulous", "gullible", "gullable", "trustful", "trusting", "uncritical", "unquestioning" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "leeway":{ "an allowable margin of freedom or variation":{ "examples":[ "you will be given some leeway in choosing how to carry out the project" ], "synonyms":[ "latitude", "slack", "space", "wiggle room" ], "near synonyms":[ "license", "licence", "rein", "swing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "leer":{ "as in gaze , stare":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gape", "gaze", "glare", "ogle", "stare", "cast", "eye", "gander", "glance", "glimpse", "look", "peek", "peep", "regard", "sight", "view", "side-glance", "squinny", "squint", "coup d'oeil" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in ogle":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ogle", "consider", "eye", "fixate", "observe", "regard", "watch", "peruse", "pore (over)", "study", "glare", "gloat", "glower", "outface", "outstare", "stare down", "blink", "gape", "gawk", "gawp", "gaze", "goggle", "peer", "rubberneck", "stare" ], "near antonyms":[ "glance", "glimpse", "peek", "peep", "browse", "dip (into)", "scan", "wink (at)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "leewards":{ "as in lees , windwards":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "lees", "windwards", "flanks", "hands", "sides", "outsides", "faces", "tops", "bottoms", "feet", "foot", "underbellies", "underbodies", "underparts", "undersides", "undersurfaces", "lefts", "rights" ], "near antonyms":[ "centers", "insides", "interiors", "middles", "midways" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "leered (at)":{ "to look at in a flirtatious or desiring way":{ "examples":[ "upbraided the man for leering at the young waitress" ], "synonyms":[ "ogled" ], "near synonyms":[ "eyed", "gaped", "gawked", "gazed", "glared", "goggled", "peered", "rubbernecked", "stared" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "leers (at)":{ "to look at in a flirtatious or desiring way":{ "examples":[ "upbraided the man for leering at the young waitress" ], "synonyms":[ "ogles" ], "near synonyms":[ "eyes", "gapes", "gawks", "gazes", "glares", "goggles", "peers", "rubbernecks", "stares" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "leers":{ "as in gazes , stares":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gapes", "gazes", "glares", "ogles", "stares", "casts", "eyes", "ganders", "glances", "glimpses", "looks", "peeks", "peeps", "regards", "sights", "views", "side-glances", "squinnies", "squints", "coups d'oeil" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in ogles":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ogles", "considers", "eyes", "fixates", "observes", "regards", "watches", "peruses", "pores (over)", "studies", "glares", "gloats", "glowers", "outfaces", "outstares", "stares down", "blinks", "gapes", "gawks", "gawps", "gazes", "goggles", "peers", "rubbernecks", "stares" ], "near antonyms":[ "glances", "glimpses", "peeks", "peeps", "browses", "dips (into)", "scans", "winks (at)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "leering":{ "as in lewd , vulgar":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dirty", "filthy", "gutter", "indecent", "lascivious", "locker-room", "nasty", "obscene", "pornographic", "porny", "prurient", "raunchy", "smutty", "stag", "unprintable", "unpublishable", "warm", "X-rated", "bawdy", "blue", "gamy", "gamey", "lewd", "off", "off-color", "off-colored", "racy", "ribald", "risqu\u00e9", "salty", "spicy", "suggestive", "barnyard", "coarse", "coarse-grained", "crude", "earthy", "foul", "gross", "vulgar", "immodest", "indecorous", "indelicate", "naughty" ], "near antonyms":[ "clean", "decent", "G-rated", "nonobscene", "innocuous", "inoffensive", "priggish", "prim", "prudish", "puritanical", "staid", "straitlaced", "straightlaced", "Victorian", "correct", "decorous", "genteel", "nice", "polite", "proper", "respectable", "seemly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in ogling":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ogling", "considering", "eyeing", "eying", "fixating", "observing", "regarding", "watching", "perusing", "poring (over)", "studying", "glaring", "gloating", "glowering", "outfacing", "outstaring", "staring down", "blinking", "gaping", "gawking", "gawping", "gazing", "goggling", "peering", "rubbernecking", "staring" ], "near antonyms":[ "glancing", "glimpsing", "peeking", "peeping", "browsing", "dipping (into)", "scanning", "winking (at)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "leech":{ "a person who is supported by or seeks support from another without making an adequate return":{ "examples":[ "whenever the gang went out for pizza, the leech in the group always had an excuse for not paying his fair share" ], "synonyms":[ "bloodsucker", "freeloader", "free rider", "hanger-on", "moocher", "parasite", "sponge", "sponger" ], "near synonyms":[ "dependent", "deadbeat", "idler", "flunky", "flunkey", "flunkie", "henchman", "lackey", "satellite", "stooge", "sycophant", "toady", "yes-man", "cheapskate", "miser", "niggard", "piker", "scrooge", "skinflint", "tightwad" ], "near antonyms":[ "benefactor", "philanthropist", "supporter" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in use , mooch":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "freeload", "mooch", "sponge", "exploit", "use", "beg" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "leer (at)":{ "to look at in a flirtatious or desiring way":{ "examples":[ "upbraided the man for leering at the young waitress" ], "synonyms":[ "ogle" ], "near synonyms":[ "eye", "gape", "gawk", "gaze", "glare", "goggle", "peer", "rubberneck", "stare" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "leering (at)":{ "to look at in a flirtatious or desiring way":{ "examples":[ "upbraided the man for leering at the young waitress" ], "synonyms":[ "ogling" ], "near synonyms":[ "eyeing", "eying", "gaping", "gawking", "gazing", "glaring", "goggling", "peering", "rubbernecking", "staring" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "leered":{ "as in ogled":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ogled", "considered", "eyed", "fixated", "observed", "regarded", "watched", "perused", "pored (over)", "studied", "glared", "gloated", "glowered", "outfaced", "outstared", "stared down", "blinked", "gaped", "gawked", "gawped", "gazed", "goggled", "peered", "rubbernecked", "stared" ], "near antonyms":[ "glanced", "glimpsed", "peeked", "peeped", "browsed", "dipped (into)", "scanned", "winked (at)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }