Kees vs Lees - What's the difference?

kees | lees |


As nouns the difference between kees and lees

is that kees is (slang) kiss 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).

kees

English

Noun

(kees)
  • (slang) kiss.

    • 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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