Synonyms for leaf

Synonyms for (noun) leaf

Synonyms: leaf

Definition: hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)

Similar words: section, segment

Definition: one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object

Usage: a section of a fishing rod; metal sections were used below ground; finished the final segment of the road


Synonyms: folio, leaf

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

Similar words: sheet, sheet of paper, piece of paper

Definition: paper used for writing or printing


Synonyms: foliage, leaf, leafage

Definition: the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

Similar words: plant organ

Definition: a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus


Synonyms for (verb) leaf

Synonyms: leaf

Definition: produce leaves, of plants

Similar words: grow, get, acquire, produce, develop

Definition: come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)

Usage: He grew a beard; The patient developed abdominal pains; I got funny spots all over my body; Well-developed breasts


Synonyms: leaf

Definition: turn over pages

Usage: leaf through a book; leaf a manuscript

Similar words: turn, turn over

Definition: cause to move around a center so as to show another side of

Usage: turn a page of a book


Synonyms: thumb, leaf, flick, flip, riff, riffle

Definition: look through a book or other written material

Usage: He thumbed through the report; She leafed through the volume

Similar words: peruse

Definition: examine or consider with attention and in detail

Usage: Please peruse this report at your leisure


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