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| leaf [ leef ] |
noun (plural leaves [ leevz ]) |
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1. plant part: a flat green part that grows in various shapes from the stems or branches of a plant or tree and whose main function is photosynthesis
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2. foliage: the foliage of a plant or tree, or the time when a plant or tree has leaves
  when the trees are in leaf
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3. leaves as crop: a crop in the form of leaves
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4. paper in book: a sheet of paper in a book
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5. very thin metal foil: a very thin sheet of metal such as gold or silver used to decorate an object
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6. part of table top: a hinged or removable section of a table top
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7. part of door: a hinged or sliding section of a door, shutter, or gate
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8. part of spring in vehicle: one of the metal strips that form a spring in a vehicle suspension system leaf spring
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intransitive verb (past and past participle leafed, present participle leaf·ing, 3rd person present singular leafs) |
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grow leaves: to put out new leaves
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| [ Old English lēaf< Germanic] |
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| leaf·less adjective |
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take a leaf out of somebody's book to follow somebody else's usually good example
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turn over a new leaf to start to behave in a more acceptable way
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