leaf
8 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of LEAF
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one of the flat and typically green parts of a plant that grow from a stem or twig
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see color picture on this page
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a maple leaf
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a tobacco leaf
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tea leaves
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I heard the rustle of the autumn leaves.
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a pile of dead leaves
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The trees drop their leaves in the fall, and new leaves grow again in the spring.
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By the end of April, most trees are in leaf. [=most trees have grown their new leaves]
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The trees have not yet come into leaf.
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a sheet of paper in a book
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page
— usually used figuratively
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see also flyleaf, loose-leaf
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I decided to take/borrow a leaf out of his book [=to do the same thing that he did] and invest some money in the stock market.
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a part that can be added to or removed from a table to change the size of its top surface
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a very thin sheet of metal (such as gold or silver) that is used to decorate something
turn over a new leaf
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to start behaving or living in a different and better way
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I decided to turn over a new leaf and stop worrying so much.
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The program helps drug addicts to turn over a new leaf when they get out of jail.
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leaf
/ˈliːf/
verb
leafs;
leafed;
leafing
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leaf
/ˈliːf/
verb
leafs;
leafed;
leafing
Britannica Dictionary definition of LEAF
leaf out
[phrasal verb] US, of a tree
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to produce leaves
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The tree will leaf out in the spring.
leaf through
[phrasal verb]
leaf through (something)
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to turn the pages of (a book, a magazine, etc.)
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She was leafing through the magazine, looking at the pictures.
