Leftover and Piece

Leftover

Leftover noun - An unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value.

Usage example: that doormat is just a leftover from when the new carpet was installed

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Piece and leftover are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Piece" instead a noun "Leftover".

Nearby Word: left

Piece noun - A broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete.

Usage example: a piece of stone fell from the crumbling wall

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Leftover and piece are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Leftover" instead a noun "Piece".

Nearby Words: pieced, piecework, piecing

little	little leftover	little piece
key	key leftover	key piece

Peggy was fifteen when she met a brash young American serviceman, and she had his baby shortly after he was killed by an exploding piece or ordinance leftover from WWII.

Source: Literature / Aunt Dimity
In actuality, it was just a piece of leftover code that was blocked off rather than removed.

Source: Urban Legend of Zelda
One episode had her hiding a huge piece of leftover birthday cake under her bed to eat after the guys put her to bed.

Source: Sweet Tooth

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