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leaves

The word “leaves” has 1 syllable: leaves

It's pronounced as /livz/

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In the thesaurus, “leaves” has 177 synonyms and 61 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for leaves along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for leaves

Antonyms for leaves

Meanings of leaves

  • noun
    1. The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
    2. Anything resembling the leaf of a plant.
    3. A sheet of any substance beaten or rolled until very thin.
    4. A sheet of a book, magazine, etc (consisting of two pages, one on each face of the leaf).
    5. (in the plural) Tea leaves.
    6. A flat section used to extend the size of a table.
    7. A moveable panel, e.g. of a bridge or door, originally one that hinged but now also applied to other forms of movement.
    8. A foliage leaf or any of the many and often considerably different structures it can specialise into.
    9. In a tree, a node that has no descendants.
    10. The layer of fat supporting the kidneys of a pig, leaf fat.
    11. One of the teeth of a pinion, especially when small.
    12. Marijuana.
    13. (4chan) A Canadian person.
    14. The action of the batsman not attempting to play at the ball.
    15. The arrangement of balls in play that remains after a shot is made (which determines whether the next shooter — who may be either the same player, or an opponent — has good options, or only poor ones).
    16. Permission to be absent; time away from one's work.
    17. Permission.
    18. Farewell, departure.
  • verb
    1. To have a consequence or remnant.
    2. To depart; to separate from.
    3. To transfer something.
    4. To remain (behind); to stay.
    5. To stop, desist from; to "leave off" ( noun / gerund).
    6. To give leave to; allow; permit; let; grant.
    7. To produce leaves or foliage.
    8. To raise; to levy.

Example Sentences

  • The tree leaves turned brilliant shades of red and gold in autumn.
  • She always leaves a note on the fridge before going out.
  • He leaves his shoes by the door every evening.
  • The wind scattered the fallen leaves across the yard.
  • This plant leaves a pleasant fragrance when brushed against.

On this page you'll find 238 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to leaves, such as: abandonments, abandons, abjures, acceptances, accepts, accords, accreditations.

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Related Words

abandons

abdications

  • departures
  • exits
  • leaves
  • relinquishments
  • renouncements
  • resignations
  • retirements
  • surrenders

sabbaticals

  • breaks
  • breathers
  • feasts
  • furloughs
  • holidays
  • hols
  • holy days
  • interims
  • intermissions
  • intervals
  • leaves
  • legal holidays
  • liberties
  • recesses
  • relaxations
  • respites
  • rests
  • vacations

vacations

  • breaks
  • breathers
  • bums
  • escapes
  • feasts
  • furloughs
  • gets off
  • goldbricks
  • holidays
  • hols
  • holy days
  • idles
  • interims
  • intermissions
  • intervals
  • lazes
  • leaves
  • legal holidays
  • lets up
  • liberties
  • loafs
  • lounges
  • recesses
  • relaxations
  • relaxes
  • reposes
  • respites
  • rests
  • sabbaticals

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