leaf
noun
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
leafs
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present tense formof leaf (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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He leafs through a paperback copy of “Chocolate for a Woman’s Heart” from a nearby bookshelf.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2023
A bascule bridge is a drawbridge with one or two leafs that open with an upward swing, giving river traffic unlimited clearance.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2022
Invited to the family’s mansion, Martin is at once awed and seduced by its opulence; he hungrily studies an oil painting and leafs through a volume of Baudelaire.
From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2020
Walking with Gregory6 in bare treed October ash woods—winds blowing brown sere leafs at feet—talking of dead Jack—the sky an old familiar place with fragrant eyebrow clouds passing overhead in Fall Current—
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 20, 2019
If there is nothing decent on television she leafs through books she takes out of the library, books that occupy the space Ashoke normally does on the bed.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
