| left2 |
past tense and past participle of leave1. |
| Left Bank |
a section of Paris on the south bank of the river Seine, associated with artists, writers, and the like. |
| left field |
in baseball, the section of the outfield that is to the left of center field when viewed from home plate. [2 definitions] |
| left fielder |
in baseball, the player who is stationed in left field and whose primary function is to defend that territory. |
| left-hand |
on, toward, or pertaining to the left. [2 definitions] |
| left-handed |
using the left hand with greater ease or agility than the right. [5 definitions] |
| left-hander |
a person who favors use of the left hand; left-handed person. |
| leftist |
a member or supporter of the political Left. [2 definitions] |
| leftover |
a remainder or unused portion, esp. of food left uneaten after a meal. [2 definitions] |
| left over |
still remaining, not having been consumed, used, or finished at an earlier time (used in the predicate only; not used before a noun). [2 definitions] |
| leftward |
to or toward the left. [2 definitions] |
| left wing |
a faction of a political party or other group that advocates liberal reform or radical, revolutionary change, esp. in the social, political, or economic order. (Cf. right wing.) |
| lefty |
(informal) a left-handed person. [2 definitions] |
| leg |
one of the limbs that support and transport the animal or human body. [4 definitions] |
| legacy |
money, property, or other goods left to someone in a will. [4 definitions] |
| legal |
of or relating to law. [2 definitions] |
| legalese |
the language of the legal profession, regarded as unnecessarily obscure or incomprehensible. |
| legal holiday |
a holiday established by law and usu. celebrated by the closing of government offices, banks, and schools, and sometimes businesses and factories. |
| legalism |
strict adherence to the law, esp. excessive conformity to a literal interpretation of the law. |
| legality |
the quality or condition of being legal; lawfulness. [3 definitions] |
| legalize |
to make permissible by law. |