leftoveradjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˈleftˌəʊ.vər/us/ˈlefˌt̬oʊ.vɚ/A leftover part of something is the part that has not been used or eaten when the other parts have been:
some leftover chicken from last night's meal
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Staying and remaining
- closeted
- halt
- hang
- hold
- hold sb over
- keep to somewhere
- leave
- residual
- rest
- sit tight idiom
- sojourn
- stand
- stay
- stay behind
- stop
- tarry
- vestigial
- wait
- wait behind
- wait for sb
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leftovernoun
uk/ˈleftˌəʊ.vər/us/ˈlefˌt̬oʊ.vɚ/leftovers [ plural ]
food remaining after a meal:
This recipe can serve four easily, and the leftovers are just as good eaten cold.
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Things remaining
- (and) all the rest idiom
- balance
- bastion
- cutpiece
- deposit
- dregs
- for the rest idiom
- ground
- remainder
- remains
- remnant
- residual
- residue
- rest
- ruin
- rump
- throwback
- time capsule
- vestige
- wreckage
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