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- [leef]
- /lif/
- /liːf/
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- [leef]
- /lif/
Definitions of leaf word
- noun plural leaf one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant. 1
- noun plural leaf any similar or corresponding lateral outgrowth of a stem. 1
- noun plural leaf a petal: a rose leaf. 1
- noun plural leaf leaves collectively; foliage. 1
- noun plural leaf Bibliography. a unit generally comprising two printed, blank, or illustrated pages of a book, one on each side. 1
- noun plural leaf a thin sheet of metal: silver leaf. 1
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Origin of leaf
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English leef, lef, Old English lēaf; cognate with Dutch loof, German Laub, Old Norse lauf, Gothic laufs
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Parts of speech for Leaf
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
leaf popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
leaf usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for leaf
noun leaf
- needle — a small, slender, rodlike instrument, usually of polished steel, with a sharp point at one end and an eye or hole for thread at the other, for passing thread through cloth to make stitches in sewing.
- stalk — an act or course of stalking quarry, prey, or the like: We shot the mountain goat after a five-hour stalk.
- scale — a succession or progression of steps or degrees; graduated series: the scale of taxation; the social scale.
- blade — The blade of a knife, axe, or saw is the edge, which is used for cutting.
- leaflet — a small flat or folded sheet of printed matter, as an advertisement or notice, usually intended for free distribution.
verb leaf
- fly — to move through the air using wings.
- quit — to stop, cease, or discontinue: She quit what she was doing to help me paint the house.
- take off — the act of taking.
- move — to pass from one place or position to another.
- retire — a movement in which the dancer brings one foot to the knee of the supporting leg and then returns it to the fifth position.
Antonyms for leaf
noun leaf
- denial — A denial of something is a statement that it is not true, does not exist, or did not happen.
- refusal — an act or instance of refusing.
- veto — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- incarceration — the act of incarcerating, or putting in prison or another enclosure: The incarceration rate has increased dramatically.
- disapproval — the act or state of disapproving; a condemnatory feeling, look, or utterance; censure: stern disapproval.
verb leaf
- remain — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
- complete — You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
- come in — If information, a report, or a telephone call comes in, it is received.
- face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- come — When a person or thing comes to a particular place, especially to a place where you are, they move there.
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