<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>leaves</li><li>one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant</li><li>any similar or corresponding lateral outgrowth of a stem</li><li>a petal: a rose leaf</li><li>leaves collectively; foliage</li><li>a unit generally comprising two printed, blank, or illustrated pages of a book, one on each side</li><li>a thin sheet of metal: silver leaf</li><li>a lamina or layer</li><li>a sliding, hinged, or detachable flat part, as of a door or tabletop</li><li>a section of a drawbridge</li><li>a single strip of metal in a leaf spring</li><li>a tooth of a small gear wheel, as of a pinion</li><li>leaf fat</li><li>shaft (def 14)</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to put forth leaves</li><li>to turn pages, especially quickly (usually followed by through): to leaf through a book</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to thumb or turn, as the pages of a book or magazine, in a casual or cursory inspection of the contents</li></ul>