leaf

Nouns

  • (n) the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants foliage, leafage,
  • (n) a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book) folio,
  • (n) hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)

Verbs

  • (v) look through a book or other written material
    • He thumbed through the report
    • She leafed through the volume
    riff, flick, riffle, thumb, flip,
  • (v) turn over pages
    • leaf through a book
    • leaf a manuscript
  • (v) produce leaves, of plants

Synonyms

foliage leafage riff flick riffle thumb flip folio

Words of close approximity

lead leak leal lean leap Lear
lea LED lee leg lei lek LEM Leo Ler let leu lev ley
lead leak leal lean leap Lear lech Leda lede leek leer lees left Lego legs Lena lend lens Lent Leon less Leto Levi levy lewd
leafage leaf beet leaf beetle leaf blade leaf blight leaf-book leaf bud leaf bug leaf cast leaf-cutter leaf-cutter bee leaf-cutting bee leaf disease leafed leaf fat leaf-foot bug leaf-footed bug leaf form leafhopper leafing leaf insect leaf lard leafless leaflet leaf lettuce leaflike leaf-like leaf miner leaf-miner leaf mold leaf mould leaf mustard leaf node leafnose bat leaf-nosed bat leaf-nosed snake leaf roller leaf-roller leaf scorch leaf shape leaf soil leaf spring leafstalk leafy leafy liverwort leafy spurge leafy-stemmed leafy vegetable