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ALL meanings of leafless

leaf
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  • noun leafless Of plants or trees, without leaves. 1
  • noun plural leafless one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant. 1
  • noun plural leafless any similar or corresponding lateral outgrowth of a stem. 1
  • noun plural leafless a petal: a rose leaf. 1
  • noun plural leafless leaves collectively; foliage. 1
  • noun plural leafless Bibliography. a unit generally comprising two printed, blank, or illustrated pages of a book, one on each side. 1
  • noun plural leafless a thin sheet of metal: silver leaf. 1
  • noun plural leafless a lamina or layer. 1
  • noun plural leafless a sliding, hinged, or detachable flat part, as of a door or tabletop. 1
  • noun plural leafless a section of a drawbridge. 1
  • noun plural leafless a single strip of metal in a leaf spring. 1
  • noun plural leafless a tooth of a small gear wheel, as of a pinion. 1
  • noun plural leafless leaf fat. 1
  • noun plural leafless Textiles. shaft (def 14). 1
  • verb without object leafless to put forth leaves. 1
  • verb without object leafless to turn pages, especially quickly (usually followed by through): to leaf through a book. 1
  • verb with object leafless to thumb or turn, as the pages of a book or magazine, in a casual or cursory inspection of the contents. 1
  • idioms leafless in leaf, covered with foliage; having leaves: the pale green tint of the woods newly in leaf. 1
  • idioms leafless take a leaf out of / 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. 1
  • idioms leafless 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. 1
  • adjective leafless If a tree or plant is leafless, it has no leaves. 0
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