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How to pronounce leaf in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms flick, flip, riff, riffle, thumb
Type of peruse


She leafed through the volume.
Type Words
Synonyms foliage, leafage
Type of plant organ
Has types parallel-veined leaf, parted leaf, pitcher, prickly-edged leaf, rosette, runcinate leaf, scale, scale leaf, serrate leaf, simple leaf, sporophyl, sporophyll, verdure, erose leaf, betel, betel leaf, blade, cataphyll, compound leaf, crenate leaf, dandelion green, dentate leaf, emarginate leaf, entire leaf, amplexicaul leaf, fig leaf, floral leaf, frond, greenery, leaf blade, leaflet, lobed leaf, pad
Derivation leaflet, leafy
Type Words
Synonyms folio
Type of sheet of paper, sheet, piece of paper
Has types interleaf, flyleaf, page
Derivation leaflet
Type Words
Type of section, segment
Has types drop-leaf
Derivation leaflet
Type Words
Type of acquire, grow, get, develop, produce
Derivation leafage
Type Words
Type of turn over, turn


leaf through a book.
leaf a manuscript.

Examples of leaf

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Add 3 green cardamom pods, 1 bay leaf, 1 cinnamon stick and 2 cups basmati rice.
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Add thyme, parsley, bay leaf, broth, tomatoes, half of lemon peel and the sugar.
From the tennessean.com
Fold the sides over to cover the filling, then roll the leaf from bottom to top.
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After all, with time and patience, the mulberry leaf becomes satin, does it not?
From the hecklerspray.com
Next rake the lawn with the leaf rake to draw up a fibrous tangle called thatch.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The Alliance has found that chard hardiness generally corresponds to leaf color.
From the theepochtimes.com
It came topped with whipped cream and garnished with a strawberry and mint leaf.
From the ocregister.com
These are larger in leaf, flower and plant size but typically with fewer blooms.
From the washingtonpost.com
Sweet potato whiteflies are often seen in pairs, like these two on a plant leaf.
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  • The main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
  • Flick: look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
  • A sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)
  • Turn over pages; "leaf through a book"; "leaf a manuscript"
  • Hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)
  • Produce leaves, of plants
  • In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis. For this purpose, a leaf is typically flat (laminar) and thin. ...
  • The verso is the "back" side and the recto the "front" side of a leaf of paper in a bound item such as a book, broadsheet, or pamphlet. Thus in languages written from left to right (like English), the recto is the right-hand page and the verso the left-hand page. ...
  • The Nissan Leaf (also formatted "LEAF" as bacronym for Leading, Environmentally friendly, Affordable, Family car) is a compact 5-door hatchback electric car to be produced by Nissan. According to the manufacturer, the Leaf's all-electric range is in city driving.