[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["an embankment designed to prevent the flooding of a river.", "Geology. natural levee natural levee.", "Agriculture.one of the small continuous ridges surrounding fields that are to be irrigated.", "History/Historical.a landing place for ships; quay."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to furnish with a levee:to levee a treacherous stream."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["(in Great Britain) a public court assembly, held in the early afternoon, at which men only are received.", "a reception, usually in someone's honor:a presidential levee at the White House.", "History/Historical.a reception of visitors held on rising from bed, as formerly by a royal or other personage."]}]