Definition of left

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Left (a.) Of or pertaining to that side of the body in man on which the muscular action of the limbs is usually weaker than on the other side; -- opposed to right, when used in reference to a part of the body; as, the left hand, or arm; the left ear. Also said of the corresponding side of the lower animals..

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Backhand :: Backhand (a.) Sloping from left to right; -- said of handwriting.
Quinque- :: Quinque- () A combining form meaning five, five times, fivefold; as, quinquefid, five-cleft; quinquedentate, five-toothed..
Distance :: Distance (n.) Relative space, between troops in ranks, measured from front to rear; -- contrasted with interval, which is measured from right to left..
Breeze :: Breeze (n.) Refuse left in the process of making coke or burning charcoal.
Rowen :: Rowen (n.) A stubble field left unplowed till late in the autumn, that it may be cropped by cattle..
Rest :: Rest (v. i.) To be left; to remain; to continue to be.
Levogyrate :: Levogyrate (a.) Turning or twisting the plane of polarization towards the left, as levulose, levotartaric acid, etc..
Hotchpotch :: Hotchpotch (n.) A blending of property for equality of division, as when lands given in frank-marriage to one daughter were, after the death of the ancestor, blended with the lands descending to her and to her sisters from the same ancestor, and then divided in equal portions among all the daughters. In modern usage, a mixing together, or throwing into a common mass or stock, of the estate left by a person deceased and the amounts advanced to any particular child or children, for the purpose of
Chasse :: Chasse (v. i.) To make the movement called chasse; as, all chasse; chasse to the right or left..
Carpetway :: Carpetway (n.) A border of greensward left round the margin of a plowed field.
Clove :: Clove (v. t.) A cleft; a gap; a ravine; -- rarely used except as part of a proper name; as, Kaaterskill Clove; Stone Clove..
Remainder :: Remainder (n.) Anything that remains, or is left, after the separation and removal of a part; residue; remnant..
Sinistrous :: Sinistrous (a.) Being on the left side; inclined to the left; sinistral.
Vulviform :: Vulviform (a.) Like a cleft with projecting edges.
Succiduous :: Successor (n.) One who succeeds or follows; one who takes the place which another has left, and sustains the like part or character; -- correlative to predecessor; as, the successor of a deceased king..
Rosin :: Rosin (n.) The hard, amber-colored resin left after distilling off the volatile oil of turpentine; colophony..
Chasse :: Chasse (n.) A movement in dancing, as across or to the right or left..
Balk :: Balk (v. i.) A ridge of land left unplowed between furrows, or at the end of a field; a piece missed by the plow slipping aside..
Other :: Other (pron. & a.) Left, as opposed to right..
Crevice :: Crevice (n.) A narrow opening resulting from a split or crack or the separation of a junction; a cleft; a fissure; a rent.
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