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leftover noun [ ˈlɛftəʊvə ]

• something, especially food, remaining after the rest has been used.
• "everyone wanted seconds, so there were no leftovers"
Similar: residue, survivor, legacy, vestige, trace, leavings, uneaten food, remainder, unused supplies, scraps, remnants, remains, scourings, slops, crumbs, dregs, excess, surplus, overage, rejects, offcuts, tail ends, odds and ends, bits and bobs, oddments,

leftover adjective

• remaining; surplus.
• "yesterday's leftover bread"
Similar: remaining, left, uneaten, unconsumed, excess, surplus, superfluous, extra, additional, unused, unwanted, spare, in reserve, excessive, residual, surviving,


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