Analysis Complete

left

/ left /
noun/adjective

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a turn to the left
"take a left at the corner"
Type of:
turn turning
noun Sense 2
the hand that is on the left side of the body
"jab with your left"
Type of:
hand manus mitt
noun Sense 3
those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare
Type of:
faction sect
noun Sense 4
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"
Opposites:
right
Type of:
position place
Kinds of:
stage left left stage
adjective Sense 5
of or belonging to the political or intellectual left
Similar:
far left leftish leftist left-of-center left-wing liberal
Opposites:
center right
See also:
liberal socialistic socialist
adjective Sense 6
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"
Similar:
left-hand(a) near(a) nigh(a) port larboard leftmost
Opposites:
right
See also:
left-handed
adverb Sense 7
toward or on the left; also used figuratively
"he looked right and left"
"the political party has moved left"
Opposites:
right
noun Sense 8
the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher''s left
Type of:
tract piece of land piece of ground
Has parts:
outfield
Semantic Complexity
97%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
12
Total Relationships
36
Times Searched
3
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turn turning hand manus mitt faction sect position place stage left left stage right