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Word forms: plural leaves !, 3rd person

singular present tense leafs !, present
participle lea!ng !, past tense, past participle
leafed !

1. COUNTABLE NOUN [usually plural, oft in/into N]

The leaves of a tree or plant are the parts
that are "at, thin, and usually green. Many
trees and plants lose their leaves in the
winter and grow new leaves in the spring.

In the garden, the leaves of the horse

chestnut had already fallen. [+ of]
The Japanese maple that stands across the
drive had just come into leaf.

Synonyms: frond, "ag, needle, pad More

Synonyms of leaf

2. See also -leaved

3. COUNTABLE NOUN
A leaf is one of the pieces of paper of which
a book is made.

He "attened the wrappers and put them

between the leaves of his book. [+ of]

Synonyms: page, sheet, folio More

Synonyms of leaf

4. See to take a leaf from someone's book

5. See to turn over a new leaf

6. See to shake like a leaf

Phrasal verbs:
See leaf through

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board or bored
bored?

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I got board with my job as a travel agent.

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Confusables 'leaf' / Blo

leaf $
in British English

(liːf ! )
NOUN
Word forms: plural leaves (liːvz !)

1. the main organ of photosynthesis and

transpiration in higher plants, usually consisting
of a "at green blade attached to the stem
directly or by a stalk Related adjectives:
foliar, foliate

2. foliage collectively
3. See in leaf

4. one of the sheets of paper in a book

5. a hinged, sliding, or detachable part, such as an
extension to a table

6. metal in the form of a very thin "exible sheet

gold leaf

7. a foil or thin strip of metal in a composite

material; lamina

8. short for leaf spring

9. the inner or outer wall of a cavity wall

10. a crop that is harvested in the form of leaves
11. a metal strip forming one of the laminations in
a leaf spring

12. a slang word for marijuana

13. See take a leaf out of someone's book

14. See turn over a new leaf

VERB

15. (when intr, usually foll by through)

to turn (through pages, sheets, etc) cursorily

16. (intransitive)
(of plants) to produce leaves
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Derived forms
lea"ess (ˈlea"ess) ADJECTIVE
lea"essness (ˈlea"essness) NOUN
lea"ike (ˈleafˌlike) ADJECTIVE

Word origin
Old English; related to Gothic laufs, Icelandic lauf

leaf $
in American English

(lif ! )
NOUN
Word forms: plural leaves

1. any of the "at, thin, expanded organs, usually

green, growing laterally from the stem or twig of
a plant: it usually consists of a broad blade, a
petiole, or stalk, and stipules and is involved in
the processes of photosynthesis and
transpiration

2. in popular usage
a. the blade of a leaf
b. a petal
3. leaves collectively
choice tobacco leaf

4. a design resembling a leaf, used as an

ornament in architecture

5. a sheet of paper, esp. as part of a book, with a

page on each side

6.
a. a very thin sheet of metal; lamina
b. such sheets collectively
covered with gold leaf

7.
a. a hinged section of a table top, forming an
extension when raised into place

b. a board inserted into a table top to increase its

surface

8. a "at, hinged or movable part of a folding door,

shutter, etc.

9. US
one of a number of metal strips laid one upon
another to make a leaf spring

VERB INTRANSITIVE

10. to put forth or bear leaves often with out

11. to turn the pages of a book, etc., esp. so as to

glance quickly (through)

VERB TRANSITIVE

12. turn the pages of

Idioms:
in leaf
take a leaf from someone's book
turn over a new leaf
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright
© 2010 by Houghton Mi#in Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Derived forms
lea"ess (ˈlea"ess) ADJECTIVE
lea"ike (ˈleafˌlike) ADJECTIVE

Word origin
ME lefe < OE leaf, akin to Du loof, Ger laub < IE
base *leubh-, to peel o$, pull o$ > Lith lupù, to
skin, pare o$

leaf $
in American English

(lif) (noun plural leaves (livz))

NOUN

1. one of the expanded, usually green organs

borne by the stem of a plant

2. any similar or corresponding lateral outgrowth

of a stem

3. a petal
a rose leaf

4. leaves collectively; foliage

5. Library Science
a unit generally comprising two printed, blank,
or illustrated pages of a book, one on each side

6. a thin sheet of metal

silver leaf

7. a lamina or layer
8. a sliding, hinged, or detachable "at part, as of a
door or tabletop

9. a section of a drawbridge
10. a single strip of metal in a leaf spring
11. a tooth of a small gear wheel, as of a pinion
12. See leaf fat

13. Textiles shaft (sense 14)

14. See in leaf

15. See take a leaf out of someone's book

16. See turn over a new leaf

INTRANSITIVE VERB

17. to put forth leaves

18. (usually fol. by through)
to turn pages, esp. quickly

to leaf through a book

TRANSITIVE VERB

19. to thumb or turn, as the pages of a book or

magazine, in a casual or cursory inspection of
the contents
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Derived forms
lea"ess ADJECTIVE
lea"ike ADJECTIVE

Word origin
[bef. 900; ME leef, lef, OE lēaf; c. D loof, G Laub, ON
lauf, Goth laufs]

Examples of 'leaf' in a sentence

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The honours board has almost made gold leaf

extinct.
THE SUN (2016)

It was time to turn over a new leaf.

THE SUN (2016)

Leave the Mower stem intact to act like a leaf and

produce food.
THE SUN (2012)

Take out and discard the studded onion and bay leaf.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2013)

So are you still sure what a maple leaf looks like?

TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2014)

But has he really turned over a new leaf?

THE SUN (2008)

Slice remaining garlic in rounds and add to pan with

bay leaf and thyme.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2010)

I read more funny books and leaf through the

cartoons in past Leadership issues.
CHRISTIANITY TODAY (2000)

Word lists with

leaf
parts of a book, terms used in botany, parts of
plants

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Which part of a book am I?

either of two leaves at the front and

back of a book pasted to the inside
of the board covers and the !rst leaf
of the book to secure the binding

"yleaf

endpaper

contents

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COBUILD Collocations

leaf
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leaf mulch
leaf stalks
leaf vein
thyme leaves

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leaf
British English: leaf ! /liːf/ noun
A leaf is one of the parts of a tree or plant that is
"at, thin, and usually green.
The leaves of the tree moved gently in the wind.

American English: leaf ! /ˈlif/

Arabic: ‫! َو َر َق ٌة‬
Brazilian Portuguese: folha ! árvore
Chinese: 树叶 !
Croatian: list !
Czech: list ! rostliny
Danish: blad !
Dutch: blad ! van boom
European Spanish: hoja ! planta
Finnish: lehti ! kasvin
French: feuille !
German: Blatt !
Greek: φύλλο !
Italian: foglia !
Japanese: 葉 !
Korean: !
Norwegian: blad ! løv
Polish: liść !
European Portuguese: folha ! árvore
Romanian: frunză
Russian: лист !
Latin American Spanish: hoja ! planta
Swedish: blad ! löv
Thai: ใบไ$ !
Turkish: yaprak !
Ukrainian: листок
Vietnamese: chiếc lá !

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