leavings
What remains behind
Leavings are what remains after the main part has been taken or used—scraps, remnants, refuse.
The word typically appears in contexts of food or resources: The dog got the leavings from dinner.
It carries a slight sense of worthlessness, suggesting what's left behind isn't worth much: He picked through the leavings of the estate sale.
Small remaining pieces
- residueMatter left behind
- remainsContinues in place
- tracesSlight remaining amounts
- vestigesRemaining traces of something
dregs · sediment · orts · husks · chaff · stubble · fragments · shards
Amount exceeding requirement
- excessSurplus beyond need
- remaindersWhat stays after subtraction
- spareHeld in reserve
- uneatenNot yet ingested
untouched · unconsumed · surviving · remaining · spillover · oversupply · superfluous · redundant
scraps
Small remaining pieces
vestiges · dregs · sediment · orts · husks · chaff · stubble · fragments · shards · debris
surplus
Amount exceeding requirement
- excessSurplus beyond need
- remaindersWhat stays after subtraction
- spareHeld in reserve
uneaten · untouched · unconsumed · surviving · remaining · spillover · oversupply · superfluous · redundant · leftovers
garbage
Discarded waste material
litter · junk · filth · sewage · effluent · compost · landfill · pollution · contamination · offal
rejects
Refuses or discards
- castoffsAbandoned possessions
- throwawaysSingle-use disposables
- discardsThings thrown away
unwanted · abandoned · ditched · dumped · shed · jettisoned · scrapped · refuse · culls · seconds
leavingspickings
Items available to take
takings · selections · keepers · first choice · cream of the crop
- leaving behindDeparting without something
- leaving earlyExiting before conclusion
- leaving homeDeparting one's residence
- leaving aloneCeasing to disturb
- leaving outFailing to include
- leaving the nestDeparting one's childhood home