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View usage for: leavings in British English (ˈliːvɪŋz) plural nounsomething remaining, such as food on a plate, residue, refuse, etc leavings in American English (ˈlivɪŋz) plural noun things left over; leftovers, remnants, refuse, etc. Examples of 'leavings' in a sentenceleavings He dropped to his knees, surrounded by the leavings of their feast, his senses horribly susceptible.knocked on the door to deliver food and water and take away leavings, but no one else had dared come near.As populations emigrated, Huberman would wait by the road to buy up their leavings. Synonyms of 'leavings'leftovers, remains, bits, pieces More Synonyms of leavings Definition things left behind unwanted, such as food on a plate She scraped the leavings from plates into a bucket. Synonyms leftovers bits pieces refusewaste sweepings scraps spoil fragments remnants residue orts (archaic, dialect) Additional synonymsDefinition solid particles that settle at the bottom of some liquids He drained the dregs from his cup. Synonyms sediment, grounds, lees, waste, deposit, trash, residue, scum, dross, residuum, scourings, draff Definition parts left over from something after use or the passage of time the remains of their picnic Synonyms remnants, leftovers, remainder, scraps, rest, pieces, balance, traces, fragments, debris, residue, crumbs, vestiges, detritus, dregs, odds and ends, oddments, leavings- leave something or someone out
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