Definitions for leaf

Definitions for (noun) leaf

Main entry: leaf

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


Main entry: folio, leaf

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


Main entry: foliage, leaf, leafage

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


Definitions for (verb) leaf

Main entry: leaf

Definition: produce leaves, of plants


Main entry: leaf

Definition: turn over pages

Usage: leaf through a book; leaf a manuscript


Main entry: 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


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