Left definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary LEFT, pret. and pp. of leave. LEFT, a. [L. lavus; Gr. probably from the root of leave ... Hence the ancient idea of sinister, unfortunate, attached to the left arm or side.] 1. Denoting the part opposed to the right of the body; as the left hand, arm or side. Hence, the noun being omitted, we say, on the left, that is, on the left side or wing, as ...
... 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" 3: act or be so as to become in a specified state; "The inflation left them penniless"; "The president's remarks left us speechless" 4: leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain ...
Left-handed definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary LEFT-HAND'ED, a. 1. Having the left hand or arm more strong and dextrous than the right; using the left hand and arm with more dexterity than the right. 2 ... 3.0 (2005) adj 1: using or intended for the left hand; "left-handed golfers need left-handed clubs"; "left-handed scissors" [ ...
left-hand definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: intended for the left hand; "I rarely lose a left-hand glove" [syn: left, left-hand] 2: located on or directed toward the left; "a car with left-hand drive" Merriam Webster's ...
Left Front Quadrant (or Left Exit Region) definitions NOAA Weather Glossary The area downstream from andto the left of an upper-level jet max (as would be viewed ...
left field definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the ... piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left; "the batter flied out to left" [syn: left field, leftfield, left] 2: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the left third of the outfield (looking from home plate) [syn: ...
Over the left definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Left Left, a. [OE. left, lift, luft; akin to Fries. leeft, OD. lucht, luft; cf. AS. left (equiv. to L. inanis), lyft[=a]dl palsy; or cf ... in reference to a part of the body; as, the left hand, or arm; the left ear. Also said of ...
Left bower definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Left Left, a. [OE. left, lift, luft; akin to Fries. leeft, OD. lucht, luft; cf. AS. left (equiv. to L. inanis), lyft[=a]dl palsy; or cf ... in reference to a part of the body; as, the left hand, or arm; the left ear. Also said of ...
Left center definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Left Left, a. [OE. left, lift, luft; akin to Fries. leeft, OD. lucht, luft; cf. AS. left (equiv. to L. inanis), lyft[=a]dl palsy; or cf ... in reference to a part of the body; as, the left hand, or arm; the left ear. Also said of ...
Left bank of a river definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Left Left, a. [OE. left, lift, luft; akin to Fries. leeft, OD. lucht, luft; cf. AS. left (equiv. to L. inanis), lyft[=a]dl palsy; or cf ... in reference to a part of the body; as, the left hand, or arm; the left ear. Also said of ...
Over the left shoulder definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Left Left, a. [OE. left, lift, luft; akin to Fries. leeft, OD. lucht, luft; cf. AS. left (equiv. to L. inanis), lyft[=a]dl palsy; or cf ... in reference to a part of the body; as, the left hand, or arm; the left ear. Also said of ...
left wing definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: those ... or economic change designed to promote the public welfare [syn: left, left wing] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1884 1. the leftist division of a group (as a political party) 2. left 4a • left-wing adjective • left-winger noun Collin's Cobuild Dictionary see left-wing ...
left-hander definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand [syn: left-handed pitcher, left-hander, left hander, lefthander, lefty, southpaw] 2: a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right; "their pitcher ...
Left-handedness definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary LEFT-HAND'EDNESS, n. Habitual use of the left hand, or rather the ability to use the left hand with more ease and strength than the right. WordNet ... born of a morganatic marriage 2: preference for using the left hand [syn: left-handedness, sinistrality] Merriam Webster's noun see left-handed ...
Left-handed marriage definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Left-handed Left"-hand`ed, a. 1. Having the left hand or arm stronger and more dexterous than the right; using the left hand and arm with more dexterity than the right. 2. Clumsy; awkward; unlucky; insincere; sinister; malicious; as, a left-handed compliment. The commendations of this people are not ...