leaves
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
An inflected form of leaf · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 999 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 18,284 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.009% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants also: leafage, foliage
- a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book) also: folio
- hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)
leaves in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The sunlight slipped over the polished leaves.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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The hardest grief is often that which leaves no trace.
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch · Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice · Chapter 1
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She was found mangled beyond recognition, covered with leaves and brush as above mentioned.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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Earthquakes leave behind, Where they have tyranniz'd, iron, or lead, or stone; But woe to ruin, violent lust leaves none.
The White Devil · John Webster · Chapter 1
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She remembered how interestedly he had looked at the cabbage leaves when the girl had brought them home from market.
Cornelli · Johanna Spyri · Chapter 1