leftover
/ˈlɛftəʊvə
/noun (usually leftovers)
Something, especially food, remaining after the rest has been used: everyone wanted seconds, so there were no leftovers figurative he’s just a leftover from another age...
- This salad also makes great leftovers and will keep fresh in your fridge for up to seven days!
- Tonight I made him a baked potato to go with the leftovers and he gobbled it all up.
- There once was a time when a Monday lunch was Sunday's leftovers or a cheap sandwich.
Synonyms
residue, survivor, legacy, vestige, trace
leavings, uneaten food, remainder, unused supplies, scraps, remnants, remains, scourings, slops, crumbs, dregs;
excess, surplus, overage;
rejects, offcuts, tail ends, odds and ends, bits and bobs, oddments
adjective [attributive]
Remaining; surplus: yesterday’s leftover bread...
- He had finished cleaning and was now pouring the leftover coffee on the remains of the fire.
- Similar to last year's party, I wound up with a ton of leftover beer and an extra cooler.
- He ate the leftover spaghetti and bread before he even realized it, then picked up the glass of water.
Synonyms
remaining, left;
uneaten, unconsumed;
excess, surplus, superfluous, extra, additional, unused, unwanted, spare, in reserve, excessive;
residual, surviving
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