Abandoned
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adjective
- Of, relating to, situated on, or being the side of the body in which the heart is mostly located
"her left leg"
- Done with the left hand
"a left hook to the jaw"
- Located nearer to the left hand than to the right
"a man's left chest"
- Of, adhering to, or constituted by the Left see left in politics
"… they justify what at the moment is possibly the least Left policy imaginable—lower tax rates for top earners."
noun
- The left hand
- The location or direction of the left side
- The part on the left side
- A turn to the left
"take a left at the intersection"
- Left field
- A blow struck with the left fist
- Political parties and individuals who support or promote liberalism see liberalism or progressivism
- The political position of those who support the beliefs and policies of the Left
"the country's shift to the left"
- The members of a continental European legislative body occupying the section of the legislative chamber to the left of the presiding officer as a result of holding more liberal political views than other members
verb
- To cause to remain as a trace or aftereffect
"oil leaves a stain"
- To cause or allow to be or remain in a specified condition
"leave the door open"
- To fail to include or take along
"left the notes at home"
- To have as a remainder
"4 from 7 leaves 3"
- To permit to be or remain subject to another's action or control
"just leave everything to me"
- Let
- To cause or allow to be or remain available
"leave room for expansion"
- To go away from depart
"leave the room"
- Desert, abandon
"left his wife"
- To terminate association with withdraw from
"left school before graduation"
- To put, deposit, or deliver before or in the process of departing
"I left a package for you"
- Set out, depart
"left for the office at eight sharp"
adjective
- Of, relating to, situated in, or characteristic of the bohemian district of Paris on the left bank of the Seine River
noun
- The left cerebral hemisphere of the human brain especially when viewed in terms of its predominant thought processes (such as analytic and logical thinking)
verb
- To press the leftmost button on a computer mouse or similar input device
"There's an icon but when I left-click on it, I do not have any of the shortcuts I expect."
- to press the leftmost button on a computer mouse or similar input device
noun
- The position of the player defending left field
- The part of the baseball outfield to the left looking out from the plate
- A state or position far from the mainstream (as of prevailing opinion)
"they were really out in left field with that idea"
- A source of the unexpected or illogical
"that question came out of left field"
adjective
- Situated on the left
- Left-handed
adjective
- Using the left hand habitually or more easily than the right
- Relating to, designed for, or done with the left hand
- Morganatic
- Clumsy, awkward
- Insincere, backhanded, dubious
"a left-handed compliment"
- Having a direction contrary to that of the hands of a watch viewed from in front counterclockwise
- Having a spiral structure or form that ascends or advances to the left
"a left-handed rope"
- Having or being the L-form molecular structure
This clue was used on February 4, 2025.
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