left¹ /left/

1. On, for, or belonging to that side or part of the body, etc which in man has normally the weaker and less skilful hand, opp to right
2. On that side from the point of view of a person looking downstream, a soldier looking at the enemy, a president looking at an assembly, an actor looking at the audience
3. On the west side from the point of view of a person looking north
4. In politics, relatively liberal, democratic, progressive, innovating
5. Inclined towards socialism or communism

1. The left side
2. The region to the left side
3. The left hand
4. A blow with the left hand
5. A glove, shoe, etc for the left hand or foot, etc
6. A turning to the left
7. The more progressive, democratic, socialist, radical or actively innovating party or wing (from its sitting in some legislatures to the president's left)
8. A shot from the left barrel of a gun or a bird killed by this

On or towards the left

leftˈie or leftˈy noun (informal)

1. A leftist
2. A left-handed person

leftˈish adjective

leftˈism noun

The principles of the political left

leftˈist adjective and noun

leftˈward adjective and adverb

1. Towards the left
2. On the left side
3. More left-wing

The region on the left side

leftˈwardly or leftˈwards adverb

Left Bank noun

The artistic quarter of Paris on the south bank of the Seine

leftˈ-bank adjective

leftˈ-click intransitive verb

To press and release the left-hand button on a computer mouse

An act of doing this

leftˈ-field noun

In baseball, the area in the outfield to the left facing from the plate

adjective (informal, esp US)

Out of the ordinary, bizarre

leftˈ-footˈed adjective

1. Performed with the left foot
2. Having more skill or strength in the left foot

leftˈ-footˈer noun (slang)

A Roman Catholic

leftˈ-hand adjective

1. On the left side
2. Towards the left
3. With thread or strands turning to the left
4. Performed with the left hand

left-hand drive noun

1. A driving mechanism on the left side of a vehicle which is intended to be driven on the right-hand side of the road
2. A vehicle with a driving mechanism of this type

leftˈ-handˈed adjective

1. Having the left hand stronger and readier than the right
2. For the left hand
3. Counter-clockwise
4. Forming a mirror image of the right-handed form
5. Awkward
6. Unlucky
7. Dubious (as in a left-handed compliment)
8. (of a marriage) morganatic

adverb

In the manner of a left-handed person

leftˈ-handˈedly adverb

leftˈ-handˈedness noun

leftˈ-handˈer noun

1. A blow with the left hand
2. A left-handed person

leftˈ-handˈiness noun

Awkwardness

left'-leaning adjective

Tending to hold left-wing political opinions

leftˈ-of-centre adjective

In politics, etc, towards the left, but only moderately so

left wing noun

1. The political left
2. The wing on the left side of an army, football pitch, etc

leftˈ-wing adjective

1. Playing on the left wing
2. Belonging to the more leftwardly inclined section
3. (having opinions which are) progressive, radical, socialist, etc

leftˈ-wingˈer noun

1. A person with left-wing views or who supports the left wing of a party, etc
2. A player on the left wing

have two left feet

To be clumsy or awkward, esp in dancing

left, right and centre

1. In, from, etc all directions
2. Everywhere

over the left (shoulder) (obs sl)

Contrariwise

left² /left/ pat and pap of leave¹

leftˈ-off adjective

Laid aside or discarded

leftˈover adjective

Remaining over from a previous occasion

noun

1. A thing left over
2. A survival
3. Food uneaten at a meal (usu in pl)

left-luggage office noun

A room at an airport or a railway or bus station where, for a small fee, one can safely leave one's luggage for a time

leave¹ /lēv/

1. To abandon or resign
2. To quit or depart from
3. To have remaining at death
4. To bequeath
5. To refer for decision, action, etc
6. To allow, or cause, to remain

1. To depart
2. To desist
3. To cease

leavˈer noun

Someone who leaves, esp leaves school

leavˈings plural noun

1. Things left
2. Relics
3. Refuse

leavˈing-shop noun (old sl)

An unlicensed pawnshop

be left with

To have remaining

leave a little or leave much (or a lot) to be desired

To be slightly or very inadequate or unsatisfactory

leave alone

To let remain undisturbed

leave be

To leave undisturbed

leave behind

1. To forget to bring, or leave intentionally or accidentally
2. To go away from (also figurative)

leave go (informal)

To let go

leave it at that

To take no further action, make no further comment, etc

leave it out! (informal)

Stop it!

leave off

1. To desist, to terminate
2. To give up using

leave out

To omit

leave unsaid

To refrain from saying

leave³ /lēv/ (Spenser)

To levy, to raise

• anteing
• antelope
• antelopes
• antelucan
• ante lucem
• antemeridian
• ante meridiem
• ante mortem
• ante-mortem inspection
• antemundane
• antenatal
• antenatal clinic
• antenatal clinics
• antenatally
• antenatals
• antenati
• ante-Nicene
• antenna
• antennae
• antennal
• antennary
• antennas
• antenniferous
• antenniform
• antennule