Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun left_hand

1 sense of left hand

Sense 1
left, left hand -- (the hand that is on the left side of the body; "jab with your left")
       => hand, manus, mitt, paw -- (the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt")

Antonyms of adj left_hand

2 senses of left-hand

Sense 1
left (prenominal), left-hand (prenominal) -- (intended for the left hand; "I rarely lose a left-hand glove")

INDIRECT (VIA right-handed, left-handed) -> ambidextrous, two-handed -- (equally skillful with each hand; "an ambidextrous surgeon")
INDIRECT (VIA left-handed, ambidextrous) -> right-handed -- (using or intended for the right hand; "a right-handed batter"; "right-handed scissors")

Sense 2
left-hand (prenominal) -- (located on or directed toward the left; "a car with left-hand drive")

INDIRECT (VIA left) -> right -- (being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north; "my right hand"; "right center field"; "a right-hand turn"; "the right bank of a river is the bank on your right side when you are facing downstream")

Similarity of adj left_hand

2 senses of left-hand

Sense 1
left (prenominal), left-hand (prenominal) -- (intended for the left hand; "I rarely lose a left-hand glove")
       => left-handed (vs. ambidextrous) (vs. right-handed) -- (using or intended for the left hand; "left-handed golfers need left-handed clubs"; "left-handed scissors")

Sense 2
left-hand (prenominal) -- (located on or directed toward the left; "a car with left-hand drive")
       => left (vs. right) -- (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")

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