leftover
About 0.72 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective Remaining; left behind; extra; odd; in reserve.
Do you want some of the leftover supplies from the event?
- noun Something left behind; an excess or remainder.
It's a leftover from yesterday, but it's still perfectly good.
- noun Remaining after a meal is complete or eaten for a later meal or snack.
Not leftovers again!
Similar words
remnant left over remaining left odd unexhausted unexpended uneaten warmed-over cooked-over
Often followed by
food from chicken cooked meat rice of pieces turkey
Word family
leftovers
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