| abandoned |
left forever; deserted. [1/2 definitions] |
| aorta |
the main artery carrying blood from the left side of the heart to the arteries of all the rest of the body except the lungs. |
| aport |
on or toward the left or port side of a vessel. |
| aquatint |
a type of etching that achieves the soft sweeping tones of a wash drawing or watercolor by careful control of the length of time acid is left on any given area of the etching plate. |
| arm wrestling |
a contest in which each of two opponents places either the right or the left elbow on a table with the forearm vertical, clasps the opponent's hand, and tries to force the opponent's hand back until it touches the table; Indian wrestling. |
| backhand |
handwriting that slants to the left. [1/5 definitions] |
| bail1 |
an amount of money or other property left with a court to ensure that a person who is released after arrest will return to stand trial. [1/5 definitions] |
| balance |
that which remains or is left over. [1/8 definitions] |
| bar sinister |
in heraldry, a bar on a shield that runs diagonally from lower left to upper right, signifying an illegitimate ancestor; bend sinister. [1/3 definitions] |
| bend sinister |
in heraldry, a diagonal band from the lower left to the upper right of a shield, signifying bastardy; bar sinister. |
| bilateral |
in biology, relating to the right and left sides of a structure. [1/3 definitions] |
| bloodstain |
a discoloration or mark left by blood. |
| bran |
the husk of wheat and other cereal grains, left after the grain is ground and the flour or meal is sifted out. |
| burka |
a long, loose garment that covers the face and body, worn in public by many Muslim women with a space left open for the eyes and typically covered by a mesh screen. [1/2 definitions] |
| burr1 |
a protrusion or roughness left on a surface as a result of cutting or casting. [1/3 definitions] |
| cicatrix |
the scar left when a stem or branch is detached from its parent tree or plant. [1/2 definitions] |
| clinker1 |
a hard stonelike chunk left from the burning of coal. [1/2 definitions] |
| cloakroom |
a room in a school, club, theater, or the like where coats, hats, and other outdoor clothing may be temporarily left. |
| coke |
a residue consisting primarily of carbon that is left after coal has been heated in the absence of air, used as an industrial fuel and reducing agent. [1/2 definitions] |
| communist |
(often derogatory) one who practices or believes in socialist or left-wing ideas. [1/4 definitions] |
| crackling |
(usu. pl.) the crispy bits that are left after poultry or pork fat has been rendered. [1/3 definitions] |