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View synonyms for leftover

leftover

[ left-oh-ver ]

noun

  1. Usually leftovers. food remaining uneaten at the end of a meal, especially when saved for later use.
  2. anything left or remaining from a larger amount; remainder.


adjective

  1. being left or remaining, as an unused portion or amount:

    leftover meatloaf.

    Synonyms: extra, excess, surplus

leftover

/ ˈlɛftˌəʊvə /

noun

  1. often plural an unused portion or remnant, as of material or of cooked food
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. left as an unused portion or remnant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of leftover1

1890–95; noun use of verb phrase left over; left 2
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Example Sentences

This got rid of almost everything except hair, bones and other food leftovers.

This caused the mail to pile up in distribution centers so badly that workers had to start loading leftover mail into trailers and bringing them out to the parking lot.

This caused the mail to pile up in distribution centers so badly that workers had to start loading leftover mail into trailers and bringing them out to the parking lot, he said.

We first told you last year about how “solidarity fridges” took off in Paris, with businesses and community members putting their leftovers into fridges for anyone to take.

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As it was messily gobbling up matter, the leftovers from that meal could have flowed out to make the bubbles.

In Rwanda, an unbalanced ratio leaves 83 of every 100 citizens dependent on the leftover 17 for survival.

Human tails are part of the evolutionary baggage that we carry in our bodies, leftover from our ancestors.

This consisted of wine that was now free and leftover cheese.

Three years on, doesn't it already feel like a leftover from a bygone era?

Empty the mushrooms from the strainer basket into the pot with the leftover broth.

A can of asparagus, a leftover from the housekeeping of the spring, was unearthed.

Ross swallowed a very dry mouthful of grain and then stooped to scoop up some leftover snow in the shadow of a tree root.

Faith can have all the jelly she wants, and you can make the leftover seeds up in jam, can't you?

So may oatmeal or other leftover breakfast cereals, as well as mashed potatoes, be used.

Leftover meats and vegetables may be turned into palatable food with just a little time and energy.

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