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   left

   /lɛft/

   adjective

   • 1. on, towards, or relating to the side of a human body or of a thing that is to the west when the person or thing is facing north: "her left eye"
   • 2. relating to or denoting a person or group favouring left-wing views; socialist or progressive: "left politics"

   adverb

   • 1. on or to the left side: "turn left here"

   noun

   • 1. the left-hand part, side, or direction: "turn to the left"
   • ▪ (in soccer or a similar sport) the left-hand half of the field when facing the opponents' goal: "a free kick from the left"
   • ▪ the left wing of an army: "a token attack on the Russian left"
   • ▪ a left turn: "take a left here"
   • ▪ a road, entrance, etc. on the left: "my road's the first left"
   • ▪ a person's left fist, especially a boxer's: "a dazzler with the left"
   • ▪ a blow given with the left fist: "a left to the body"
   • 2. a group or party favouring left-wing, socialist, or progressive views: "the Left is preparing to fight presidential elections"

   Word Origin Old Englishlyft, left ‘weak’ (the left-hand side being regarded as the weaker side of the body), of West Germanic origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. leftish adjective

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

   • F

     4

   • T

     1

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