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leaves

leaves
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [leevz]
    • /livz/
    • /liːvz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [leevz]
    • /livz/

Definitions of leaves word

  • noun leaves permission to do something: to beg leave to go elsewhere. 1
  • noun leaves permission to be absent, as from work or military duty: The firm offers a maternity leave as part of its benefit program. 1
  • noun leaves the time this permission lasts: 30 days' leave. 1
  • noun leaves a parting; departure; farewell: He took his leave before the formal ceremonies began. We took leave of them after dinner. 1
  • noun leaves Metallurgy. draft (def 23). 1
  • noun leaves Bowling. the pin or pins in upright position after the bowl of the first ball. 1
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Origin of leaves

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 Leaves

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Leaves

leaves popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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".

leaves usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for leaves

noun leaves

  • foliage — the leaves of a plant, collectively; leafage.
  • greenery — green foliage or vegetation; verdure.
  • vegetation — all the plants or plant life of a place, taken as a whole: the vegetation of the Nile valley.
  • undergrowth — low-lying vegetation or small trees growing beneath larger trees; underbrush.
  • shrubbery — a planting of shrubs: He hit the croquet ball into the shrubbery.
All 6 Synonyms of leaves

Top questions with leaves

  • what happens if britain leaves the eu?
  • why do leaves change color?
  • why do leaves change colors?
  • why do leaves change color in the fall?

Related words

  • foliation

    the act or process of putting forth leaves.

  • defoliate

    To defoliate an area or the plants in it means to cause the leaves on the plants to fall off or be destroyed. This is done especially in war to remove protection from an enemy.

  • foliate

    covered with or having leaves.

  • green

    of the color of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum: green leaves.

  • tobacco

    any of several plants belonging to the genus Nicotiana, of the nightshade family, especially one of those species, as N. tabacum, whose leaves are prepared for smoking or chewing or as snuff.

  • endive

    An edible Mediterranean plant whose bitter leaves may be blanched and used in salads.
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