left-hand

adjective

ˈleft-ˈhand 

ˈlef-ˈtand

1

: situated on the left

2

: left-handed

Examples of left-hand in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

More where that came from The offense doesn’t stop with the left-hand-hitting Turang. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

And in the top left-hand corner is what Amazon calls the Dynamic Tab. — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026

Unite's main dashboard is bright and colorful, with icons on the left-hand side of the screen for internal messages, SMS messages, video meetings, call history, and more. — John Brandon, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026

Ndiaye, who was an extremely useful outlet for City on the left-hand side, was readied for action as early as the 30th minute, but was not brought on until half-time. — Sam Lee, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for left-hand

• armband
• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand

Kids Definition

left-hand

adjective

ˌleft-ˌhand

1

: located on the left

2

a

: left-handed sense 1

b

: left-handed sense 2

Medical Definition

left-hand

1 of 2 adjective

ˈleft-ˈhand, ˈlef-ˈtand 

1

: situated on the left

2

: left-handed

left hand

2 of 2 noun

1

: the hand on a person's left side

2

: the left side