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leafs

/liːfs/

leafs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of leaf.

leafs is the plural of leaf.

Meaning of leaf

Verb

leaf (third-person singular simple present leafs, present participle leafing, simple past and past participle leafed)

  1. (intransitive) To produce leaves; put forth foliage.
    • Then flowered the mead, then leafed all
      'Twas caused by the runic lay.1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 164
  2. (transitive) To divide (a vegetable) into separate leaves.
    • The lettuce in our burgers is 100% hand-leafed.
  3. (informal, transitive, uncommon) To play a prank on someone by throwing a large clump or collection of leaves at them.

See all 22 meanings of leaf

Proper noun capitalized: Leafs

Leafs

  1. (plural) plural of Leaf

Phrases with leafs

Words that rhyme with leafs

Questions about leafs

What is leafs the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Leafs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of leaf.
What part of speech is leafs?
Leafs is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce leafs?
Leafs is pronounced /liːfs/.

Words near leafs in the dictionary

  1. leafroller
  2. leafroller moth
  3. leafroller moths
  4. leafrollers
  5. leafrolls
  6. leafs
  7. leafs out
  8. leafs through
  9. leafscraper
  10. leafscrapers
  11. leafset

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