LEAF as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)
    Hypernyms(s) leaf is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) leaf is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) leaf is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

LEAF as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • produce leaves, of plants
    Hypernyms(s) leaf is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • turn over pages
    Usage Example(s)
    • leaf through a book
    • leaf a manuscript
    Hypernyms(s) leaf is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • look through a book or other written material
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • He thumbed through the report
    • She leafed through the volume
    Hypernyms(s) leaf is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)