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leaf
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- pronunciation:
- lif
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- turn over a new leaf
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
leaves |
| definition 1: |
one of the usu. green, flat parts of a plant that grow from the stem or branch and produce food by photosynthesis, or a similar growth or structure.
Many leaves fell from the tree during the wind storm.
- synonyms:
- blade, lamina
- similar words:
- bract, frond, leaflet, needle, petal, phyllome, sepal
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| definition 2: |
leaves collectively; foliage.
Spring has finally come, and trees are in leaf.- synonyms:
- foliage, leafage
- similar words:
- flora, foliation, vegetation, verdure
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| definition 3: |
a sheet of paper, usu. bound in a book, each side of which constitutes a page.
- synonyms:
- page
- similar words:
- flyleaf, folio, sheet
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| definition 4: |
a thin sheet or coating of metal.
gold leaf- synonyms:
- foil, plate
- similar words:
- coat, cover, lamina, layer
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| definition 5: |
the hinged, movable, or detachable part of a table top, or of a door, screen, or the like.
We will need to add a leaf to the dining room table.- similar words:
- cover, shelf
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| phrase: |
turn over a new leaf |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
leafs, leafing, leafed |
| definition 1: |
to bear or sprout leaves.
Has the tree you planted last year begun to leaf yet?- synonyms:
- foliate
- similar words:
- bloom, burgeon, flower, germinate, pullulate, sprout, vegetate
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| definition 2: |
to quickly turn the pages of a book, magazine, or the like (usu. fol. by "through").
She only had time to leaf through the book.
- synonyms:
- scan, skim, thumb
- similar words:
- browse, flip, look, riffle
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| derivations: |
leafless (adj.), leaflike (adj.) |
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affects leaves |
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frost, sunlight, temperature, water, wind |
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broader categories that include leaves |
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plant |
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have parts that include leaves |
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plant, tree |
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processes of leaves |
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photosynthesis, transpiration |
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produced by leaves |
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oxygen |
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similar to leaves |
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foliage |
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some activities involving leaves |
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burning, composting, drying, raking |
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some kinds of leaves |
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blade, frond, needle, tea, tobacco |
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some parts of leaves |
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cells, chlorophyll, pigment, pores, veins |
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some qualities of leaves |
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color, form, shape, texture |
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some things that eat leaves |
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animals, birds, insects, reptiles |
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used by leaves |
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carbon dioxide, energy, minerals, water |
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