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| Main Entry: |
leaf
 [leef] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | green foliage of plant |
| Synonyms: | blade, bract, flag, foliole, frond, leaflet, needle, pad, petal, petiole, scale, stalk, stipule |
| Notes: | a page is one side of a piece of paper; a leaf is the term for a piece of paper with two sides |
| Main Entry: | leaf |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | flip through |
| Synonyms: | browse, dip into, glance, riff, riffle, run through, scan, skim, thumb |
| Main Entry: | blossom |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | flower |
| Synonyms: | bloom, blow, burgeon, burst, effloresce, leaf, open, outbloom, shoot, unfold |
| Antonyms: | fade, shrink, shrivel, wither |
Example Sentences
- Blanched and puréed, a few spoonfuls of tomato leaf added deep green flavor and color to a pesto.
- When trigger hairs on the leaves are disturbed, the plant moves moisture in the leaf in response.
- Good colour sorters need to learn to tell three dozen leaf shades ranging from a deep brown to a rich green at a glance.
| Main Entry: | fan |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | blower of air |
| Synonyms: | air conditioner, blade, draft, flabellum, leaf, palm leaf, propeller, thermantidote, vane, ventilator, windmill |
| Main Entry: | film |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | coating, tissue; mist |
| Synonyms: | blur, brume, cloud, coat, covering, dusting, fabric, foil, fold, gauze, haze, haziness, integument, layer, leaf, membrane, mistiness, nebula, obscuration, opacity, partition, pellicle, scum*, sheet, skin, transparency, veil, web |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | flake |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | scale, peel |
| Synonyms: | cell, disk, drop, foil, lamella, lamina, layer, leaf, membrane, pellicle, plate, scab, section, shaving, sheet, skin, slice, sliver, wafer |
| Main Entry: | membrane |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | covering layer |
| Synonyms: | film, lamina, leaf, mucosa, placenta, sheath, sheet |
| Notes: | tissue is a collection of cells that form a thin but tough structure and each type of tissue has a special function; a membrane is a thin layer of tissue |
| Main Entry: | metal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lustrous chemical element |
| Synonyms: | alloy, casting, deposit, foil, hardware, ingot, leaf, load, mail, mineral, native rock, ore, plate, solder, vein |
| Main Entry: | page |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sheet of paper |
| Synonyms: | folio, leaf, recto, side, signature, surface, verso |
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