leftover
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- adjective
- /ˈlɛftˌoʊvər/
:
sobrante
- I might have some chicken chow Mein leftover from last night.
- leftover food
- leftover Chinese
Let's go ahead and try this Thanksgiving leftover grilled cheese with Brie.
- Let's go ahead and try this Thanksgiving leftover grilled cheese with Brie.
- But I do have one roll, the singular roll leftover from last year, so that's fine.
- And then if there was enough time leftover, I would keep going down the string.
- And then with the money leftover, leftover, leftover.
Examples
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I've got some leftover takeout from last night.
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Just add friends and beer, assuming you have any money leftover for beer or friends.
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- Well, it is leftover night.
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And so I use the leftover and rub it on my hands.
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And we've got roast potatoes leftover and all of that.
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Let's go ahead and try this Thanksgiving leftover grilled cheese with Brie.
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Then I had a baguette to make the bread and chocolate (for three nights, mind you), so I had about 1/3 of a baguette left too, plus five leftover grilled mushrooms, one grilled scallion, and leftover French dry sausage.
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We enjoyed the leftover pizza for lunch the next day.
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After the party, there were many leftover snacks on the table.
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She put the leftover salad in the refrigerator for tomorrow.
Synonyms
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1.0
Still there after the others are used
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2.1
Something that remains after the rest has been used or eaten
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2.5
Left over or not matching the rest
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4.1
Money or resources that have not yet been used
Still left after other things have been used or taken
Still available because it is not used up
Money or resources that are not yet spent
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Etymology
The word leftover comes from left (the past of leave) and over, both meaning 'remaining' or 'left behind', so it describes something that stays after the rest is used. That's why we call cake, paint, or other things 'leftover' when they are kept to use later.