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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

leafage, foliage

noun, as in a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)

folio

verb, as in look through a book or other written material

flick, flip, thumb, riffle, riff

also used for leaf

folium, phyllon, leave

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What does leaf mean?6

verb

1

look through a book or other written material“He thumbed through the report”

2

turn over pages“leaf through a book”

3

produce leaves, of plants

noun

1

the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

2

a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)

3

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

two syllables

three syllables

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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