English adjective: left | |||
1. | left being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north | ||
Samples | My left hand. Left center field. The left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream. | ||
Similar | larboard, left-hand, leftmost, near, nigh, port | ||
See also | left-handed | ||
Attribute | place, position | ||
Antonyms | right | ||
2. | left not used up | ||
Samples | Leftover meatloaf. She had a little money left over so she went to a movie. Some odd dollars left. Saved the remaining sandwiches for supper. Unexpended provisions. | ||
Synonyms | left over, leftover, odd, remaining, unexpended | ||
Similar | unexhausted | ||
Antonyms | spent, exhausted | ||
3. | left intended for the left hand | ||
Samples | I rarely lose a left-hand glove. | ||
Synonyms | left-hand | ||
Similar | left-handed | ||
Antonyms | ambidextrous, right-handed, two-handed | ||
4. | left of or belonging to the political or intellectual left | ||
Similar | far left, left-of-center, left-wing, leftish, leftist, liberal | ||
See also | liberal, socialist, socialistic | ||
Antonyms | center, right | ||
English noun: left | |||
1. | left (location) location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east | ||
Samples | She stood on the left. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | place, position | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | left stage, stage left | ||
Antonyms | right | ||
2. | left (group) those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare | ||
Synonyms | left wing | ||
Broader (hypernym) | faction, sect | ||
3. | left (body) the hand that is on the left side of the body | ||
Samples | Jab with your left. | ||
Synonyms | left hand | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hand, manus, mitt, paw | ||
4. | left (artifact) the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left | ||
Samples | The batter flied out to left. | ||
Synonyms | left field, leftfield | ||
Broader (hypernym) | parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract | ||
Part meronym | outfield | ||
5. | left (act) a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east | ||
Samples | Take a left at the corner. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | turn, turning | ||
English adverb: left | |||
1. | left toward or on the left; also used figuratively | ||
Samples | He looked right and left. The political party has moved left. | ||
Antonyms | right | ||