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Definitions for Leaves

[1] plural of leaf.
[2] one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
[3] any similar or corresponding lateral outgrowth of a stem.
[4] a petal: a rose leaf.
[5] leaves collectively; foliage.
[6] Bibliography . a unit generally comprising two printed, blank, or illustrated pages of a book, one on each side.
[7] a thin sheet of metal: silver leaf.
[8] a lamina or layer.
[9] a sliding, hinged, or detachable flat part, as of a door or tabletop.
[10] a section of a drawbridge.
[11] a single strip of metal in a leaf spring.
[12] a tooth of a small gear wheel, as of a pinion.
[13] leaf fat.
[14] Textiles . shaft(def 14) .
[15] to put forth leaves.
[16] to turn pages, especially quickly (usually followed by through ): to leaf through a book.
[17] to thumb or turn, as the pages of a book or magazine, in a casual or cursory inspection of the contents.
[18] to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
[19] to depart from permanently; quit: to leave a job.
[20] to let remain or have remaining behind after going, disappearing, ceasing, etc.: I left my wallet home. The wound left a scar.
[21] to allow to remain in the same place, condition, etc.: Is there any coffee left?
[22] to let stay or be as specified: to leave a door unlocked.
[23] to let (a person or animal) remain in a position to do something without interference: We left him to his work.
[24] to let (a thing) remain for action or decision: We left the details to the lawyer.
[25] to give in charge; deposit; entrust: Leave the package with the receptionist. I left my name and phone number.
[26] to stop; cease; give up: He left music to study law.
[27] to disregard; neglect: We will leave this for the moment and concentrate on the major problem.
[28] to give for use after one's death or departure: to leave all one's money to charity.
[29] to have remaining after death: He leaves a wife and three children.
[30] to have as a remainder after subtraction: 2 from 4 leaves 2.
[31] Nonstandard . let1(defs 1, 2, 6) .
[32] to go away, depart, or set out: We leave for Europe tomorrow.
[33] leave alone . alone(def 7) .
[34] leave off , to desist from; cease; stop; abandon. to stop using or wearing: It had stopped raining, so we left off our coats. to omit: to leave a name off a list.
[35] leave out , to omit; exclude: She left out an important detail in her account.
[36] permission to do something: to beg leave to go elsewhere.
[37] permission to be absent, as from work or military duty: The firm offers a maternity leave as part of its benefit program.
[38] the time this permission lasts: 30 days' leave.
[39] a parting; departure; farewell: He took his leave before the formal ceremonies began. We took leave of them after dinner.
[40] Metallurgy . draft(def 23) .
[41] Bowling . the pin or pins in upright position after the bowl of the first ball.
[42] to put forth leaves; leaf.
[43] the plural of leaf
[44] (also intr) to go or depart (from a person or place)
[45] to cause to remain behind, often by mistake, in a place he often leaves his keys in his coat
[46] to cause to be or remain in a specified state paying the bill left him penniless
[47] to renounce or abandon to leave a political movement
[48] to refrain from consuming or doing something the things we have left undone
[49] to result in; cause childhood problems often leave emotional scars
[50] to allow to be or remain subject to another person or thing leave the past to look after itself
[51] to entrust or commit leave the shopping to her
[52] to submit in place of one's personal appearance will you leave your name and address?
[53] to pass in a specified direction flying out of the country, we left the cliffs on our left
[54] to be survived by (members of one's family) he leaves a wife and two children
[55] to bequeath or devise he left his investments to his children
[56] (tr) to have as a remainder 37 – 14 leaves 23
[57] not standard to permit; let
[58] leave be informal to leave undisturbed
[59] leave go or leave hold of not standard to stop holding
[60] leave it at that informal to take a matter no further
[61] leave much to be desired to be very unsatisfactory
[62] leave someone alone Also: let alone See let 1 (def. 7) to permit to stay or be alone
[63] leave someone to himself not to control or direct someone
[64] permission to do something he was granted leave to speak
[65] by your leave or with your leave with your permission
[66] permission to be absent, as from a place of work or duty leave of absence
[67] the duration of such absence ten days' leave
[68] a farewell or departure (esp in the phrase take (one's ) leave )
[69] on leave officially excused from work or duty
[70] take leave to say farewell (to)
[71] take leave of one's senses to go mad or become irrational
[72] (intr) to produce or grow leaves
[73] the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants, usually consisting of a flat green blade attached to the stem directly or by a stalk Related adjectives: foliar, foliate
[74] foliage collectively
[75] in leaf (of shrubs, trees, etc) having a full complement of foliage leaves
[76] one of the sheets of paper in a book
[77] a hinged, sliding, or detachable part, such as an extension to a table
[78] metal in the form of a very thin flexible sheet gold leaf
[79] a foil or thin strip of metal in a composite material; lamina
[80] short for leaf spring
[81] the inner or outer wall of a cavity wall
[82] a crop that is harvested in the form of leaves
[83] a metal strip forming one of the laminations in a leaf spring
[84] a slang word for marijuana
[85] take a leaf out of someone's book or take a leaf from someone's book to imitate someone, esp in one particular course of action
[86] turn over a new leaf to begin a new and improved course of behaviour
[87] (when intr, usually foll by through ) to turn (through pages, sheets, etc) cursorily
[88] (intr) (of plants) to produce leaves

Words related to Leaves

needle, stalk, frond, petal, sheet, authorization, allowance, retirement, furlough, sabbatical, vacation, fly, quit, move, retire, start, withdraw, escape, go, flee

Words nearby Leaves

leave-taking, leaved, leaven, leavening, leavenworth, leaves, leaves of grass, leaving, leavings, leavis, leavitt

Origin of Leaves

31250–1300; Middle English leven, derivative of lef leaf

Other words from Leaves

leaf·less , adjective
leaf·like , adjective
un·leaf , verb (used with object)
un·leaf·like , adjective
leav·er , noun

Word origin for Leaves

fOld English; related to Gothic laufs, Icelandic lauf

Synonyms for Leaves

frond, needle, petal, stalk, blade, bract, flag, leaflet, pad, petiole, scale, stipule, foliole