leavingsEnglishOxford American Thesaurusleavings plural noun the leavings of their hasty meal: residue, remainder, remains, remnants, leftovers, scrapings, scraps, oddments, odds and ends, fragments, castoffs, excess, surplus, rejects, junk, waste, dregs, refuse, litter, debris, sweepings, detritus, lees; British rubbish; rare orts.