left

nouns

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"
left
antonym
right
is a type of (narrower)
the particular portion of space occupied by something
"he put the lamp back in its place"
place, position
those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare
left, left wing
the hand that is on the left side of the body
"jab with your left"
left, left hand
the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left
"the batter flied out to left"
left, left field, leftfield
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"
left
is a type of (narrower)
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
"he took a turn to the right"
turn, turning

adjectives

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
antonym
right
is similar to
located on or directed toward the left
"a car with left-hand drive"
left-hand
is similar to
farthest to the left
"the leftmost non-zero digit"
leftmost
is similar to
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"
near, nigh
is similar to
located on the left side of a ship or aircraft
larboard, port
see also
using or intended for the left hand
"left-handed golfers need left-handed clubs"; "left-handed scissors"
left-handed
is an attribute of
the particular portion of space occupied by something
"he put the lamp back in its place"
place, position
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"
left, left over, leftover, odd, remaining, unexpended
intended for the left hand
"I rarely lose a left-hand glove"
left, left-hand
of or belonging to the political or intellectual left
left
antonym
center
antonym
right
is similar to
radical or extremely liberal
far left
is similar to
tending toward the political left
leftish
is similar to
believing in or supporting tenets of the political left
left-of-center, left-wing, leftist
is similar to
having political or social views favoring reform and progress
liberal
see also
advocating or following the socialist principles
"socialistic government"
socialist, socialistic
see also
tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition
liberal

adverbs

toward or on the left; also used figuratively
"he looked right and left"; "the political party has moved left"
left
antonym
right