leaf
/lif/noun, verb1 syllable
Leaf means: look through a book or other written material.
Synonyms for leaf11
noun, as in the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
noun, as in a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)
What does leaf mean?6
verb
look through a book or other written material“He thumbed through the report”
turn over pages“leaf through a book”
produce leaves, of plants
noun
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)
hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with leaf?11
three syllables
Leaf in a sentence
- Now and then, a solitary leaf floats to the ground.sundown
- Remember, the liquor cases are marked with the red maple leaf.tatoebater
- On the box, there was an ivy leaf logo.Amastan
- If you collect seven four-leaf clovers, your wish will come true.Amastan
- Like a fallen leaf, my life is desolate.taro
- It's fall, and leaf blowers are roaring far and wide.carlosalberto
- In autumn, the leaf of the plant becomes a reddish color.kaiperkins271
- She was a rickety girl, like a yellowish leaf that can't do photosynthesis.DJ_Saidez
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of leaf
as a noun
- plural
- leaves
as a verb
- past tense
- leafed
- present participle
- leafing
- third-person singular
- leafs
- past participle
- leafed