leavings

Noun

Meaning

Things left; remnants; relics.

Refuse; offal.

Source: Webster's dictionary

lees rest balance waste remainder excess surplus refuse debris fragment residue dirt garbage remnant litter

Show all synonyms

base basis whole middle core root

Show all antonyms

sleaving svengali

When men grow virtuous in their old age, they only make a sacrifice to God of the devils leavings. Alexander Pope

And as to you life, I reckon you are the leavings of many deaths, / No doubt I have died myself ten thousand times before. Walt Whitman

When men grow virtuous in their old age, they only make a sacrifice to God of the devil's leavings. Jonathan Swift

As a result of this deed, Týr is called the "Leavings of the Wolf"; which is to be understood as a poetic kenning for glory. Source: Internet

leaving things to chance leaving town leaving unprotected Leavis Leavisian leavism