Search Result:leaf
KK Pronunciation
〔 lif 〕
Pronunciation
〔 liːf 〕
Overview of noun leaf
The noun leaf has 3 senses
- leaf, leafage, foliage -- (the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants)
- leaf, folio -- (a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book))
- leaf -- (hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door))
Overview of verb leaf
The verb leaf has 3 senses
- flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff -- (look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume")
- leaf -- (turn over pages; "leaf through a book"; "leaf a manuscript")
- leaf -- (produce leaves, of plants)