left in WordNet English dictionary

1. 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 
   
2. the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left
   "the batter flied out to left"
   left field  leftfield  left 
   
3. the hand that is on the left side of the body
   "jab with your left"
   left  left hand 
   
4. those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare
   left  left wing 
   
5. 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 
   

1. 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 
   
2. of or belonging to the political or intellectual left
   left 
   
3. intended for the left hand
   "I rarely lose a left-hand glove"
   left  left-hand 
   
4. 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"
   leftover  left over  left  odd  remaining  unexpended 
   

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