| left | (adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north | - |
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| (adjective) of or belonging to the political or intellectual left | - |
| (adjective) intended for the left hand | Synonyms: left-hand |
| (adjective) not used up | Synonyms: left over, leftover, odd, remaining, unexpended |
| (noun) a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east | - |
| (noun) the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left | Synonyms: left field, leftfield |
| (noun) the hand that is on the left side of the body | Synonyms: left hand |
| (noun) those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare | Synonyms: left wing |
| (noun) location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east | - |
| (adverb) toward or on the left; also used figuratively | - |
| leftfield | (noun) the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the left third of the outfield (looking from home plate) | Synonyms: left field |
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| (noun) the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left | Synonyms: left, left field |
| lefthander | (noun) a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand | Synonyms: left-handed pitcher, left-hander, left hander, lefty, southpaw |
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| leftish | (adjective) tending toward the political left | - |
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| leftism | (noun) the ideology of the political left; belief in or support of the tenets of the political left | - |
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| leftist | (adjective) believing in or supporting tenets of the political left | Synonyms: left-of-center, left-wing |
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| (noun) a person who belongs to the political left | Synonyms: collectivist, left-winger |
| leftmost | (adjective) farthest to the left | - |
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| leftover | (adjective) not used up | Synonyms: left, left over, odd, remaining, unexpended |
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| (noun) a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists | Synonyms: remnant |
| leftovers | (noun) food remaining from a previous meal | - |
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| lefty | (noun) a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right | Synonyms: left-hander, southpaw |
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| (noun) a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand | Synonyms: left-handed pitcher, left-hander, left hander, lefthander, southpaw |