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leftover
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun leftover has 1 sense
- leftover(n = noun.linkdef) remnant - a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists; Array is a kind of balance, remainder, residual, residue, residuum, rest
Adjective leftover has 1 sense
- leftover(s = adj.all) left, left over, odd, remaining, unexpended - not used up; "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"
CIDE DICTIONARY
leftover, adj.
- not used up; remaining after use of part; as, unusable leftover auto parts. [WordNet 1.5]
- remaining from a previous meal; -- of food; as, leftover food served at a later meal. [WordNet 1.5]
leftover, n.
An unused part or portion; -- used especially of food remaining uneaten from a previous meal; as, to have leftovers for dinner. [WordNet 1.5]
THESAURUS
leftover
afterglow, afterimage, as a bonus, balance, bonus, butt, butt end, candle ends, chaff, debris, detritus, dividend, end, excess, extra, fag end, filings, for lagniappe, fossil, gratuity, holdover, husks, lagniappe, leavings, left, leftovers, margin, net, odd, odds and ends, offscourings, orts, outstanding, over, over and above, overage, overmeasure, overplus, overrun, overset, overstock, oversupply, parings, plus, pourboire, rags, refuse, relics, remainder, remaining, remains, remanent, remnant, residual, residue, residuum, rest, roach, rubbish, rubble, ruins, rump, sawdust, scourings, scraps, shadow, shavings, something extra, spare, straw, stubble, stump, superfluity, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus, surplusage, survival, surviving, sweepings, tip, to spare, trace, unconsumed, uneaten, unused, vestige, waste
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