All leaf synonyms
leaf
L l verb leaf
- forget β to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
- fly β to move through the air using wings.
- quit β to stop, cease, or discontinue: She quit what she was doing to help me paint the house.
- take off β the act of taking.
- move β to pass from one place or position to another.
- retire β a movement in which the dancer brings one foot to the knee of the supporting leg and then returns it to the fifth position.
- start β to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.
- withdraw β to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.
- go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- flee β to run away, as from danger or pursuers; take flight.
- disappear β to cease to be seen; vanish from sight.
- drop β a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- stop β to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- surrender β to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- give up β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- allow β If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
- have β Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- leave behind β fail to bring
noun leaf
- needle β 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 β an act or course of stalking quarry, prey, or the like: We shot the mountain goat after a five-hour stalk.
- frond β an often large, finely divided leaf, especially as applied to the ferns and certain palms.
- petal β one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- sheet β Nautical. a rope or chain for extending the clews of a square sail along a yard. a rope for trimming a fore-and-aft sail. a rope or chain for extending the lee clew of a course.
- authorization β an authorizing or being authorized
- allowance β An allowance is money that is given to someone, usually on a regular basis, in order to help them pay for the things that they need.
- retirement β the act of retiring, withdrawing, or leaving; the state of being retired.
- furlough β Military. a vacation or leave of absence granted to an enlisted person.
- leave of absence β permission to be absent from duty, employment, service, etc.; leave.
- sabbatical β of or pertaining or appropriate to the Sabbath.
- vacation β a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel; recess or holiday: Schoolchildren are on vacation now.
- scale β a succession or progression of steps or degrees; graduated series: the scale of taxation; the social scale.
- blade β The blade of a knife, axe, or saw is the edge, which is used for cutting.
- leaflet β a small flat or folded sheet of printed matter, as an advertisement or notice, usually intended for free distribution.
- flag β flagstone (def 1).
- pad β Packet Assembler/Disassembler
- bract β a specialized leaf, usually smaller than the foliage leaves, with a single flower or inflorescence growing in its axil
- stipule β one of a pair of lateral appendages, often leaflike, at the base of a leaf petiole in many plants.
- petiole β Botany. the slender stalk by which a leaf is attached to the stem; leafstalk.
- paper β a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
- folio β a sheet of paper folded once to make two leaves, or four pages, of a book or manuscript.
- okay β to put one's endorsement on or indicate one's approval of (a request, piece of copy, bank check, etc.); authorize; initial: Would you OK my application?
- freedom β the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint: He won his freedom after a retrial.
- consent β If you give your consent to something, you give someone permission to do it.
- sanction β authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- assent β If someone gives their assent to something that has been suggested, they formally agree to it.
- liberty β freedom from arbitrary or despotic government or control.
- dispensation β an act or instance of dispensing; distribution.
- go-ahead β permission or a signal to proceed: They got the go-ahead on the construction work.
- permit β to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
- concession β If you make a concession to someone, you agree to let them do or have something, especially in order to end an argument or conflict.