Usually leftovers.food remaining uneaten at the end of a meal, especially when saved for later use.
anything left or remaining from a larger amount; remainder.
adjective
being left or remaining, as an unused portion or amount: leftover meatloaf.
Origin of leftover
1890–95; noun use of verb phrase left over;see left2
SYNONYMS FOR leftover
3 surplus, excess, extra.
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Words nearby leftover
left lobe of liver, left-luggage office, left lymphatic duct, left-of-center, left ovarian vein, leftover, left suprarenal vein, left testicular vein, left-to-right shunt, left umbilical vein, left ventricle
This got rid of almost everything except hair, bones and other food leftovers.
Are coyotes moving into your neighborhood?|Kathryn Hulick|September 3, 2020|Science News For Students
This caused the mail to pile up in distribution centers so badly that workers had to start loading leftover mail into trailers and bringing them out to the parking lot.
Morning Report: Local Post Office Operations Clam Up|Voice of San Diego|August 28, 2020|Voice of San Diego
This caused the mail to pile up in distribution centers so badly that workers had to start loading leftover mail into trailers and bringing them out to the parking lot, he said.
Info About Local Post Office Operations Is Conflicting and Hard to Come By|Ashly McGlone and Kate Nucci|August 27, 2020|Voice of San Diego
We first told you last year about how “solidarity fridges” took off in Paris, with businesses and community members putting their leftovers into fridges for anyone to take.
Sunday Magazine: A World in Need|Daniel Malloy|August 16, 2020|Ozy
As it was messily gobbling up matter, the leftovers from that meal could have flowed out to make the bubbles.
Spotted: Milky Way’s giant gas bubbles in visible light|Emily Conover|July 16, 2020|Science News For Students
In Rwanda, an unbalanced ratio leaves 83 of every 100 citizens dependent on the leftover 17 for survival.
After the Genocide, Rwanda’s Widows Aging Alone|Nina Strochlic|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Human tails are part of the evolutionary baggage that we carry in our bodies, leftover from our ancestors.
The Crazy Way Creationists Try To Explain Human Tails Without Evolution|Karl W. Giberson|June 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This consisted of wine that was now free and leftover cheese.
Backstage at the Razzie Awards, Honoring Hollywood’s Worst Films|David Eckstein|March 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Three years on, doesn't it already feel like a leftover from a bygone era?
Occupy Needs to Ride Again|Blake Gopnik|January 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Empty the mushrooms from the strainer basket into the pot with the leftover broth.
The Gadget Chef: Reconstructed Chicken Soup|Megan McArdle|November 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Do not use mixtures which have been leftover and allowed to stand for some time.
The Pecan and its Culture|H. Harold Hume
Pour over the fruit whip and a little of the leftover raspberry puree.
Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book|Mary A. Wilson
Ross swallowed a very dry mouthful of grain and then stooped to scoop up some leftover snow in the shadow of a tree root.
The Time Traders|Andre Norton
A can of asparagus, a leftover from the housekeeping of the spring, was unearthed.
Molly Brown of Kentucky|Nell Speed
Lamua ang subrang tugnus, Preserve the leftover fry by salting them lightly.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff
British Dictionary definitions for leftover
leftover
/ (ˈlɛftˌəʊvə) /
noun
(often plural)an unused portion or remnant, as of material or of cooked food