left
1. location near or direction toward the left side;
i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east (Freq. 19)
- she stood on the left
• Ant:
right
• Hypernyms:
position, place
• Hyponyms:
stage left, left stage
2. those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
left wing
• Derivationally related forms:
collectivist (for: left wing)
• Hypernyms:
faction, sect
3. the hand that is on the left side of the body (Freq. 2)
- jab with your left
• Syn:
left hand
• Derivationally related forms:
lefthander (for: left hand)
• Hypernyms:
hand, manus, mitt, paw
4. the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left (Freq. 2)
- the batter flied out to left
• Syn:
left field, leftfield
• Derivationally related forms:
left fielder (for: left field)
• Hypernyms:
tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel
• Part Holonyms:
outfield
5. a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east
- take a left at the corner
• Hypernyms:
turn, turning
1. being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north (Freq. 35)
- my left hand
- left center field
- the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream
• Ant:
right
• Similar to:
left-hand, leftmost, near, nigh, port, larboard
• See Also:
left-handed
• Attrubites:
position, place
2. not used up (Freq. 14)
- 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
• Syn:
leftover, left over, odd, remaining, unexpended
• Similar to:
unexhausted
3. intended for the left hand (Freq. 1)
- I rarely lose a left-hand glove
• Syn:
left-hand
• Similar to:
left-handed
4. of or belonging to the political or intellectual left
• Ant:
center, right
• Similar to:
far left, leftish, leftist, left-of-center, left-wing, liberal
• See Also:
liberal, socialistic, socialist
toward or on the left;
also used figuratively (Freq. 3)
- he looked right and left
- the political party has moved left
• Ant:
right
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