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leftover

Definition

  • noun: food that has not been finished at a meal and that is often served at another meal
  • noun: something that remains unused or unconsumed
  • usually used in plural
  • synonyms: left over(predicate), left(predicate), odd

Examples

  • Do you have any 'leftover' pizza from last night?

  • The law is a 'leftover' from earlier times.

  • Are we having 'leftovers' again?

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) when you come in here tomorrow morning. It's $, plus $, plus tax. Freddie, for you all in, plus a case of champagne to go with your leftover turkey. What do you say? Don't worry about the boy. He drives so smooth, you can boil an egg on the engine. When we bring the car back, (..)
    1992 Scent of a Woman