| left | | |
| n. (location) | 1. left | location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east.; "she stood on the left" |
| ~ position, place | the particular portion of space occupied by something.; "he put the lamp back in its place" |
| ~ left stage, stage left | the part of the stage on the actor's left as the actor faces the audience. |
| n. (group) | 2. left, left wing | those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare. |
| ~ faction, sect | a dissenting clique. |
| n. (body) | 3. left, left hand | the hand that is on the left side of the body.; "jab with your left" |
| ~ hand, manus, mitt, paw | the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt" |
| n. (artifact) | 4. left, left field, leftfield | the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left.; "the batter flied out to left" |
| ~ outfield | the area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases. |
| ~ parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel | an extended area of land. |
| n. (act) | 5. left | a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east.; "take a left at the corner" |
| ~ turning, turn | the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course.; "he took a turn to the right" |
| adj. | 6. left | being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north.; "my left hand"; "left center field"; "the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream" |
| ~ left-handed | using or intended for the left hand.; "left-handed golfers need left-handed clubs"; "left-handed scissors" |
| ~ left-hand | located on or directed toward the left.; "a car with left-hand drive" |
| ~ leftmost | farthest to the left.; "the leftmost non-zero digit" |
| ~ near, nigh | being on the left side.; "the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"; "the animal's left side is its near or nigh side" |
| ~ larboard, port | located on the left side of a ship or aircraft. |
| adj. | 7. left, left over, leftover, odd, remaining, unexpended | not used up.; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions" |
| ~ unexhausted | not used up completely.; "an unexhausted well" |
| adj. | 8. left, left-hand | intended for the left hand.; "I rarely lose a left-hand glove" |
| ~ left-handed | using or intended for the left hand.; "left-handed golfers need left-handed clubs"; "left-handed scissors" |
| adj. | 9. left | of or belonging to the political or intellectual left. |
| ~ socialist, socialistic | advocating or following the socialist principles.; "socialistic government" |
| ~ liberal | tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition. |
| ~ far left | radical or extremely liberal. |
| ~ leftish | tending toward the political left. |
| ~ left-of-center, left-wing, leftist | believing in or supporting tenets of the political left. |
| ~ liberal | having political or social views favoring reform and progress. |
| adv. | 10. left | toward or on the left; also used figuratively.; "he looked right and left"; "the political party has moved left" |
| remain | | |
| v. (change) | 1. remain, rest, stay | stay the same; remain in a certain state.; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week" |
| ~ keep out | remain outside. |
| ~ sit tight | maintain the same position; wait it out.; "Let's not make a decision--let's sit tight" |
| ~ stay together, stick together | be loyal to one another, especially in times of trouble.; "The two families stuck together throughout the war" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| ~ stand | remain inactive or immobile.; "standing water" |
| ~ stay fresh, keep | fail to spoil or rot.; "These potatoes keep for a long time" |
| ~ be | to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form.; "let her be" |
| v. (stative) | 2. continue, remain, stay, stay on | continue in a place, position, or situation.; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| ~ abide, bide, stay | dwell.; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" |
| ~ hold over | continue a term of office past the normal period of time. |
| v. (stative) | 3. remain | be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc..; "There remains the question of who pulled the trigger"; "Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (stative) | 4. persist, remain, stay | stay behind.; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up" |
| ~ stick | endure.; "The label stuck to her for the rest of her life" |
| ~ linger | remain present although waning or gradually dying.; "Her perfume lingered on" |
| stay | | |
| n. (act) | 1. stay | continuing or remaining in a place or state.; "they had a nice stay in Paris"; "a lengthy hospital stay"; "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court" |
| ~ human action, human activity, act, deed | something that people do or cause to happen. |
| ~ sojourn, visit | a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest). |
| ~ layover, stopover, stop | a brief stay in the course of a journey.; "they made a stopover to visit their friends" |
| n. (state) | 2. arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage | the state of inactivity following an interruption.; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat" |
| ~ inaction, inactiveness, inactivity | the state of being inactive. |
| ~ countercheck | a check that restrains another check. |
| ~ logjam | any stoppage attributable to unusual activity.; "the legislation ran into a logjam" |
| n. (communication) | 3. stay | a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted.; "the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court" |
| ~ decree, fiat, edict, rescript, order | a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge).; "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there" |
| ~ stay of execution | an order whereby a judgment is precluded from being executed for a specific period of time. |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| n. (artifact) | 4. stay | a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset). |
| ~ strip, slip | artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. stay | (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar. |
| ~ sailing, seafaring, navigation | the work of a sailor. |
| ~ backstay | a stay that supports the back of something. |
| ~ bracing, brace | a structural member used to stiffen a framework. |
| ~ forestay | an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast. |
| v. (motion) | 6. stay, stay put, stick, stick around | stay put (in a certain place).; "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!" |
| ~ stay in place | be stationary. |
| v. (stative) | 7. abide, bide, stay | dwell.; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" |
| ~ archaicism, archaism | the use of an archaic expression. |
| ~ visit | stay with as a guest.; "Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month" |
| ~ outstay, overstay | stay too long.; "overstay or outstay one's welcome" |
| ~ stay on, remain, stay, continue | continue in a place, position, or situation.; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year" |
| v. (motion) | 8. stay | remain behind.; "I had to stay at home and watch the children" |
| v. (change) | 9. delay, detain, stay | stop or halt.; "Please stay the bloodshed!" |
| ~ retard, delay, check | slow the growth or development of.; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development" |
| v. (stative) | 10. last out, outride, ride out, stay | hang on during a trial of endurance.; "ride out the storm" |
| ~ outstay | surpass in staying power.; "They outstayed their competitors" |
| v. (social) | 11. stay | stop a judicial process.; "The judge stayed the execution order" |
| ~ kibosh, block, halt, stop | stop from happening or developing.; "Block his election"; "Halt the process" |
| v. (contact) | 12. stay | fasten with stays. |
| ~ fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
| v. (consumption) | 13. appease, quell, stay | overcome or allay.; "quell my hunger" |
| ~ fulfil, fulfill, satisfy, meet, fill | fill or meet a want or need. |
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