leaf
/lif/
verb
- To turn pages quickly, especially to look for something.
- I leafed through the book to find the chapter on birds.
- He leafed the pages of the photo album, looking for the picture.
- She leafed through the magazine while waiting for her appointment.
noun
- A flat, green part of a plant that grows from a stem or branch and is used for making food through photosynthesis.
- She picked a leaf from the basil plant to add to the sauce.
- In autumn, each leaf on the maple tree turns bright red or orange.
- The caterpillar ate a small hole in the leaf.
- A sheet of paper, especially in a book or magazine.
- He carefully turned the leaf of the old manuscript.
- The printer can handle up to 100 leaves per minute.
- A leaf fell out of the book when she opened it.
- A part of a table that can be added or removed to change its size.
- The table has two leaves stored underneath.
- We added a leaf to the dining table to seat eight people.
- She removed the leaf to make the table smaller for everyday use.
- A thin layer or sheet of material, such as metal or gold.
- The artist applied gold leaf to the picture frame.
- A leaf of aluminum foil covered the dish.
- The craftsman hammered the metal into a thin leaf.