one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.

any similar or corresponding lateral outgrowth of a stem.

a petal

a rose leaf.

leaves collectively; foliage.

Bibliography . a unit generally comprising two printed, blank, or illustrated pages of a book, one on each side.

a thin sheet of metal

silver leaf.

a lamina or layer.

a sliding, hinged, or detachable flat part, as of a door or tabletop.

a section of a drawbridge.

a single strip of metal in a leaf spring.

a tooth of a small gear wheel, as of a pinion.

leaf fat.

Textiles . shaft ( def. 14 ) .

to put forth leaves.

to turn pages, esp. quickly (usually fol. by through )

to leaf through a book.

to thumb or turn, as the pages of a book or magazine, in a casual or cursory inspection of the contents. ?

in leaf

covered with foliage; having leaves

the pale green tint of the woods newly in leaf.

take a leaf out of or from someone's book

to follow someone's example; imitate

Some countries that took a leaf out of American industry's book are now doing very well for themselves.

turn over a new leaf

to begin anew; make a fresh start

Every New Year's we make resolutions to turn over a new leaf.

noun

blade , bract , flag , foliole , frond , leaflet , needle , pad , petal , petiole , scale , stalk , stipulenotes:a page is one side of a piece of paper; a leaf is the term for a piece of paper with two sides , folio , paper , sheetnotes:a page is one side of a piece of paper; a leaf is the term for a piece of paper with two sides , acanthus deciduous , defoliate , defoliation , fascicle , fascicule , foliaceous , foliage , foliation , foliferous , frondation , frondesce , frondescence , indeciduous , lithophyll (fossil leaf). associatedwords: foliar , spire , verticil , whorl

verb

browse , dip into , glance , riff , riffle , run through , scan , skim , thumbnotes:a page is one side of a piece of paper; a leaf is the term for a piece of paper with two sides , flip through , glance at , thumb , blade , bract , foil , folio , frond , insert , needle , page , petal , scale , sepal , spathe , stalk