leavings

noun
UK /ˈliːvɪŋz/
US /ˈliːvɪŋz/

The bits of food left on a plate after a meal.

She scraped the leavings into the bin before washing the plates.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Things left behind or discarded by someone.

The camp was full of the leavings of earlier visitors.

3. The last part of something that remains after the rest is gone.

Only the leavings of the old wall could still be seen.

4. Waste material that is thrown away.

The factory dumped its leavings into the river.