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leaf

/ leaf /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)
Type of:
section segment
Kinds of:
drop-leaf
Has parts:
dinner table
noun Sense 2
a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)
Type of:
sheet piece of paper sheet of paper
Kinds of:
flyleaf interleaf page
Has parts:
written communication written language
Derived:
flick flip thumb riffle riff
noun Sense 3
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
Type of:
plant organ
Kinds of:
cataphyll floral leaf dandelion green sporophyll sporophyl
Derived:
foliate
verb Sense 4
produce leaves, of plants
Type of:
grow develop produce
Derived:
leafage foliage
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 5
turn over pages
"leaf through a book"
"leaf a manuscript"
Type of:
turn turn over
Derived:
folio
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 6
look through a book or other written material
"He thumbed through the report"
"She leafed through the volume"
Type of:
peruse
Derived:
folio
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
70%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
34
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

section segment drop-leaf sheet piece of paper sheet of paper flyleaf interleaf page plant organ cataphyll floral leaf