leaf
- noun
- /liːf/
- As a result, the leaf program has been discontinued, saving about $300,000 per year.
- leaf position
It's extending putting an extra leaf in Michael's family's table.
- It's extending putting an extra leaf in Michael's family's table.
Examples
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They had to add an extra leaf to fold out for him.
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You can't sell leaf tables and no chairs.
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We'll take off this leaf and we'll take off this leaf right here.
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I say: "At the dining room table." "Twelve, with the leaf up, but fourteen?
Fiction book (2002) -
The table can be expanded by adding a leaf to make more room for guests.
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After fixing the door, he adjusted the leaf so it would close properly.
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During dinner, we folded down the leaf of the table to create a cozier setting.
Synonyms
A flat piece of material that forms part of a larger surface like in clothes or umbrellas
A broad thin piece of material attached by one edge that hangs loose
A hinged part of a table you lift to make more space
Idioms
Compounds
An herb with flat broad leaves that people use in cooking for its strong flavor
- Specialized
A soft, good quality pig fat from around the kidneys that people use in baking
A small leaf used in South Indian and Sri Lankan cooking to add a strong smell and taste
- UK
A small herb with round yellow flowers and a strong smell that people use to flavor food or tea
- Specialized
A large western North American tree with very big leaves that have five parts and turn orange in autumn
- Australian
A small upright shrub from Australia and Tasmania with fragrant white flowers
- Specialized
A leaf with each main leaflet divided into smaller leaflets, like on ferns
A small pine tree from California that has single needles and cones with edible seeds
- Specialized
A flat plant part divided into several small leaflets joined to one stalk
- Specialized
A water plant with long curly leaves that grow under water in ponds and lakes
- Specialized
A leaf shaped like a long oval that is widest in the middle and narrows equally to each end
- Specialized
A leaf with leaflets along a central stalk that ends with a pair at the tip
- Specialized
A leaf with pairs of leaflets along a central stem and no single leaflet at the tip
A small yellow insect with four black stripes on its back that feeds on plants
- Specialized
A long narrow leaf that is widest in the middle and pointed at both ends
A small brightly colored beetle that eats plant leaves and whose young damage roots and stems
A vegetable with large green leaves and thick stalks that people grow for its edible stems and leaves
A large insect that feeds on plant juices and has leaf-shaped parts on its back legs
- Specialized
A small moth whose caterpillars roll leaves and tie them with silk to make a nest
- Specialized
Leaves with brown edges that look burned from heat, drought or poor watering
Surface Forms
Etymology
Leaf for a table or door part is a later image from the plant leaf: a thin, flat section that can be added, removed, or folded down like a 'leaf' on a branch. That's why we call an extra table section or a door panel a 'leaf'.