leftover

leftover
[[t]le̱ftoʊvə(r)[/t]]
leftovers
1) N-PLURAL You can refer to food that has not been eaten after a meal as leftovers.

Refrigerate any leftovers...

The only food I ever got was the family's leftovers.

2) ADJ: ADJ n You use leftover to describe an amount of something that remains after the rest of it has been used or eaten.

...leftover pieces of wallpaper...

Leftover chicken makes a wonderful salad.

3) N-COUNT: N from n If you say that something is a leftover from a past period of time, you mean that it has its origin there and still exists even though most other things connected to that time have disappeared.

...a leftover from the time our planet was first formed...

He dragged a foot when he walked, a leftover from polio.


English dictionary. 2008.

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  • leftover — n. An unused part or portion; used especially of food remaining uneaten from a previous meal; as, to have leftovers for dinner. Syn: remnant. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • leftover — index balance (amount in excess), expendable, net, overage, remainder (remaining part), residual Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 200 …   Law dictionary

  • leftover — (adj.) also left over, remaining, not used up, 1890, from LEFT (Cf. left) + OVER (Cf. over). The noun meaning something left over is from 1891; leftovers excess food after a meal (especially if re served later) is from 1878; in this sense Old… …   Etymology dictionary

  • leftover — ► NOUN ▪ something, especially food, remaining after the rest has been used. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ remaining; surplus …   English terms dictionary

  • leftover — ☆ leftover [left′ō΄vər ] n. 1. something left over 2. [usually pl.] food left over from one meal and, often, eaten at a later meal adj. remaining unused, uneaten, etc …   English World dictionary

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  • leftover — I. noun Date: 1891 1. something that remains unused or unconsumed; especially leftover food served at a later meal usually used in plural 2. an anachronistic survival ; vestige II. adjective Date: 1897 not consumed or used < leftover …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • leftover — 1. adjective a) Remaining; left behind; extra; in reserve. Do you want some of the leftover supplies from the event? b) Remaining after a meal is complete or eaten for a later meal or snack. I have some leftover spaghetti in the fridge, so I dont …   Wiktionary

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