Leftover

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  leftover \leftover\ adj.
     1. not used up; remaining after use of part; as, unusable
        leftover auto parts.
  
     Syn: left over(predicate), left(predicate), odd, remaining,
          unexpended.


          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. Specifically: remaining from a previous meal; -- of food;
        as, leftover food served at a later meal.
  
     Syn: cooked-over, warmed-over, reheated.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  leftover \leftover\ n.
     An unused part or portion; -- used especially of food
     remaining uneaten from a previous meal; as, to have leftovers
     for dinner.
  
     Syn: remnant.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  leftover
       adj 1: not used up; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money
              left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars
              left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper";
              "unexpended provisions" [syn: {left over(p)}, {left(p)},
               {odd}, {remaining}, {unexpended}]
       2: uneaten and saved for eating later; "leftover food served at
          a later meal"; "yesterday's reheated soup" [syn: {cooked-over},
           {warmed-over}, {reheated}]
       n : a small part or portion that remains after the main part no
           longer exists [syn: {remnant}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  88 Moby Thesaurus words for "leftover":
     afterglow, afterimage, as a bonus, balance, bonus, butt, butt end,
     candle ends, chaff, debris, detritus, dividend, end, excess, extra,
     fag end, filings, for lagniappe, fossil, gratuity, holdover, husks,
     lagniappe, leavings, left, leftovers, margin, net, odd,
     odds and ends, offscourings, orts, outstanding, over,
     over and above, overage, overmeasure, overplus, overrun, overset,
     overstock, oversupply, parings, plus, pourboire, rags, refuse,
     relics, remainder, remaining, remains, remanent, remnant, residual,
     residue, residuum, rest, roach, rubbish, rubble, ruins, rump,
     sawdust, scourings, scraps, shadow, shavings, something extra,
     spare, straw, stubble, stump, superfluity, superfluous,
     supernumerary, surplus, surplusage, survival, surviving, sweepings,
     tip, to spare, trace, unconsumed, uneaten, unused, vestige,
     waste