"left-hand" meaning in English

See left-hand in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: En-us-left-hand.oga [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|adjective|head=left-hand}} left-hand
  1. of, relating to, or located on the left
    Sense id: en-left-hand-en-adj-jhLiTpEF
  2. designed for use by the left hand Derived forms: left-hand drive, left-hander, left-handiness, left-hand path Related terms: left-handed
    Sense id: en-left-hand-en-adj-eB3JV32Y
  3. of opposite chirality to the standard
    Sense id: en-left-hand-en-adj-~8El65e8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 21 46

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for left-hand meaning in English (1.3kB)

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