leaf
noun
1. the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
Similar word(s): foliage, leafage
Definition categories: plant
2. a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)
Similar word(s): folio
Definition categories: communication, sheet
3. hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)
Definition categories: man–made, section, segment
Sentences with leaf as a noun:
- gold leaf
- The train car has one single-leaf and two double-leaf doors per side.
verb
1. look through a book or other written material
- She leafed through the volume
Similar word(s): flick, flip, riff, riffle, thumb
Definition categories: perception, peruse
2. turn over pages
- leaf through a book
- leaf a manuscript
Definition categories: motion, turn
3. produce leaves, of plants
Definition categories: body, acquire, develop, get, grow, produce