lees
/liːz/noun
उच्चारण लीज़
तलछट, गाद, (शराब की) तलछट
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noun
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[plural]
the substance that is left at the bottom of a bottle or container of wine or other liquid
तलछट, गाद, (शराब की) तलछट
- Pour the wine carefully so that the lees stay in the bottle.
- The lees settle at the bottom as the wine ages.
- The lees were poured away before the bottles were sealed.
+ 2 more examples
- A dark layer of lees had collected at the bottom of the barrel.
- The winemaker explained how the lees give the wine extra flavour.
¶Idioms 1
drink life to the lees
to enjoy and experience life as fully as possible, to the very end
जीवन का पूरा आनंद लेना, ज़िंदगी को भरपूर जीना
- The old sailor wanted to drink life to the lees.
- Radhika's grandfather, at ninety, still drinks life to the lees.