leavings

  • 1leavings — [lēv′iŋz] pl.n. 〚/span> LEAVE1〛 things left over; leftovers, remnants, refuse, etc. * * * leav·ings (lēʹvĭngz) pl.n. Scraps or remains; residue: The turkey leavings were fed to the dog. * * * …

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  • 2Leavings — Leav ings, n. pl. 1. Things left; remnants; relics. [1913 Webster] 2. Refuse; offal. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3leavings — index surplus Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4leavings — remains, *remainder, residue, residuum, rest, balance, remnant Analogous words: fragments, pieces, portions (see singular nouns at PART): discardings or discards, scrappings or scraps, junkings or junk (see DISCARD vb) …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 5leavings — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ things that have been left as worthless …

    English terms dictionary

  • 6leavings — [lēv′iŋz] pl.n. [< LEAVE1] things left over; leftovers, remnants, refuse, etc …

    English World dictionary

  • 7leavings — noun a) A worthless and incidental residuum, as scraps from a meal or shavings or sawdust from wood. The leavings were thrown to the dogs. b) A worthless surfeit of material, as leftovers from a meal or scrap lumber …

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  • 8leavings — noun plural Date: 14th century remnants, residue …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 9leavings — Synonyms and related words: afterglow, afterimage, balance, bones, butt, butt end, candle ends, chaff, culm, deadwood, debris, detritus, dishwater, draff, dregs, dust, end, fag end, filings, fossil, garbage, gash, hogwash, holdover, husks, lees,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 10leavings — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pl. residue, leftovers, refuse, rubbish; remainder. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. remains, residue, garbage; see trash 1 , 3 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun What remains after a part has been used or… …

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