LEFTOVERS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does leftovers mean? 

• LEFTOVERS (noun)
  The noun LEFTOVERS has 1 sense:

1. food remaining from a previous meal

  Familiarity information: LEFTOVERS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LEFTOVERS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Food remaining from a previous meal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Context example:

he had leftovers for dinner last night

Hypernyms ("leftovers" is a kind of...):

food; solid food (any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment)

 Context examples 

To reduce your risk: • Use precooked and ready-to-eat foods as soon as you can • Avoid raw milk and raw milk products • Heat ready-to-eat foods and leftovers until they are steaming hot • Wash fresh fruits and vegetables • Avoid rare meat and refrigerated smoked seafood

(Listeria Infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)