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Detailed Synonyms for leaf in English

leaf:

leaf [the ~] noun

  1. the leaf
    the leaves; the leaf
  2. the leaf
    – hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door) 1
    the leaf
    – hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door) 1
  3. the leaf
    – a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book) 1
    the folio; the leaf
    – a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book) 1
  4. the leaf
    – the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants 1
    the foliage; the leaf; the leafage
    – the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants 1
  5. the leaf
    – A node with no child objects represented in the tree. 2
    the leaf; the leaf node
    – A node with no child objects represented in the tree. 2

leaf verb

  1. leaf
    – produce leaves, of plants 1
    leaf
    – produce leaves, of plants 1
  2. leaf
    – turn over pages 1
    leaf
    – turn over pages 1
    • leaf verb
      • leaf through a book1
      • leaf a manuscript1
  3. leaf
    – look through a book or other written material 1
    thumb; to flip; leaf; riffle; flick; riff
    – look through a book or other written material 1
    • thumb verb
      • He thumbed through the report1
    • flip verb (flips, flipped, flipping)
    • leaf verb
      • She leafed through the volume1
    • riffle verb
    • flick verb
    • riff verb

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Related Definitions for "leaf":

  1. hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)1
  2. a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)1
  3. the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants1
  4. produce leaves, of plants1
  5. turn over pages1
    • leaf through a book1
    • leaf a manuscript1
  6. look through a book or other written material1
    • She leafed through the volume1
  7. A node with no child objects represented in the tree.2

Related Synonyms for leaf