left


Meanings

  • location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east;
    • "she stood on the left"
  • those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare
  • the hand that is on the left side of the body;
    • "jab with your left"
  • the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left;
    • "the batter flied out to left"
  • a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east;
    • "take a left at the corner"
  • go away from a place;
  • go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness;
    • "She left a mess when she moved out"
    • "His good luck finally left him"
    • "her husband left her after 20 years of marriage"
    • "she wept thinking she had been left behind"
  • act or be so as to become in a specified state;
    • "The inflation left them penniless"
    • "The president's remarks left us speechless"
  • leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking;
  • move out of or depart from;
    • "the fugitive has left the country"
  • make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain;
  • have as a result or residue;
    • "The water left a mark on the silk dress"
    • "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"
  • remove oneself from an association with or participation in;
    • "The teenager left home"
    • "She left her position with the Red Cross"
    • "He left the Senate after two terms"
  • put into the care or protection of someone;
    • "He left the decision to his deputy"
  • leave or give by will after one's death;
    • "My grandfather left me his entire estate"
  • have left or have as a remainder;
    • "That left the four of us"
  • be survived by after one's death;
    • "He left six children"
    • "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"
  • transmit (knowledge or skills);
  • leave behind unintentionally;
    • "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors"
  • being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north;
    • "my left hand"
    • "left center field"
    • "the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream"
  • not used up;
    • "leftover meatloaf"
    • "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"
    • "some odd dollars left"
  • intended for the left hand;
    • "I rarely lose a left-hand glove"
  • of or belonging to the political or intellectual left
  • toward or on the left; also used figuratively;
    • "he looked right and left"
    • "the political party has moved left"
  • LEFT adj LEFTER, LEFTEST pertaining to the side of the body to the north when one faces east
  • LEFT n pl. -S the left side or hand


Scrabble Score: 7

left is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

left is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

left is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 8

left is a valid Words With Friends word