leaf  /lif/

noun

1. the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

synset: leaf, leafage, foliage

2. a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)

synset: leaf, folio

3. hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)

synset: leaf

verb

1. look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"

synset: flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff

2. turn over pages; "leaf through a book"; "leaf a manuscript"

synset: leaf

3. produce leaves, of plants

synset: leaf

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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