Left

noun
lɛft

Adjective

  • not used up

    leftover meatloaf

    she had a little money left over so she went to a movie

    some odd dollars left

    Similar:LeftoverOddRemainingUnexpended
  • intended for the left hand

    I rarely lose a left-hand glove

    Similar:Left-hand
  • being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north

    my left hand

    left center field

    the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream

    See also:Left-handed
  • of or belonging to the political or intellectual left

    See also:SocialisticLiberalSocialist

Noun

  • the hand that is on the left side of the body

    jab with your left

    Type of:HandPawMitt
  • the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left

    the batter flied out to left

    Similar:Leftfield
    Type of:TractParcel
  • a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east

    take a left at the corner

    Type of:TurnTurning
  • location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

    she stood on the left

    Type of:PlacePosition
  • those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare

    Type of:SectFaction

Other

  • toward or on the left; also used figuratively

    he looked right and left

    the political party has moved left

Dictionary Validity

Tournament Word List (TWL)
Scrabble US
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
Scrabble UK
ENABLE Dictionary
Words With Friends
Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
SOWPODS
North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
NASPA

Similar Words

  • Leftfield
  • Leftover
  • Odd
  • Remaining
  • Unexpended
  • Left-hand
  • Unexhausted
  • Left-handed
  • Larboard
  • Port
  • Nigh
  • Near
  • Leftmost
  • Left-of-center
  • Left-wing