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Dees vs Lees - What's the difference?

dees | lees |

As nouns the difference between dees and lees

is that dees is while lees is (plural only) the sediment that settles during fermentation of beverages, consisting of dead yeast and precipitated parts of the fruit or lees can be (sailing).

dees

English

Noun

(head)
  • , the name of the letter D.
  • Something shaped like the letter D.
  • * the pommel is furnished with dees.
  • (colloquial) Police de tectives.
  • * the dees are about.

    • Anagrams

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    lees

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) (m), from .

    Noun

    (head)
  • (plural only) The sediment that settles during fermentation of beverages, consisting of dead yeast and precipitated parts of the fruit.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1960
    • , author= , title=(Jeeves in the Offing) , section=chapter X , passage=Kipper drained his glass to the lees and seemed to become calmer.}}

    Synonyms

    * (sediment) (l)

    Related terms

    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (head)
  • (sailing) English plurals

    • Anagrams

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