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Leaf language is a method in computational complexity theory for characterizing a complexity class by formalizing what it means for a machine to "accept"
Leaf_language
Photosynthetic part of a vascular plant
A leaf (pl.: leaves) is a principal appendage of the stem of a vascular plant, usually borne laterally above ground and specialized for photosynthesis
Leaf
terms are used to describe leaf morphology in the description and taxonomy of plants. Leaves may be simple (that is, the leaf blade or 'lamina' is undivided)
Glossary_of_leaf_morphology
National Hockey League team in Toronto, Ontario
The Toronto Maple Leafs, officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Leafs, are a professional ice hockey team based in
Toronto_Maple_Leafs
Languages of India belong to several language families, the major ones being the Indo-Aryan languages spoken by 78.05% of Indians and the Dravidian languages
Languages_of_India
Inherent difficulty of computational problems
Computational complexity Descriptive complexity theory Game complexity Leaf language Limits of computation List of complexity classes List of computability
Computational complexity theory
Computational_complexity_theory
The national flag of Canada, popularly referred to as the Maple Leaf, consists of a red field with a white square at its centre in the horizontal ratio
Flag_of_Canada
Rolling tobacco brand
Amber Leaf is a brand of rolling tobacco sold primarily in Europe. It is a product of the Gallaher Group division of Japan Tobacco. As of May 2016, Amber
Amber_Leaf
Plant in the Erythroxylaceae family
96%. Coca-Cola used coca leaf extract in its products from 1885 until about 1903, when it switched to using a decocainized leaf extract. Extracting cocaine
Coca
Battery electric car
The Nissan Leaf (Japanese: 日産・リーフ, Hepburn: Nissan Rīfu; stylized as LEAF) is a battery electric car produced by Nissan since 2010. It was offered exclusively
Nissan_Leaf
Artistic or metaphorical censorship practice
characterized as a "fig leaf" if that offer is actually a ploy to conceal a sinister plan. In linguistics, a figleaf is defined as language used to prevent a
Fig_leaf
Romance language
italiana, pronounced [ˈliŋɡwa itaˈljaːna]) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family. It is a standardised form of literary Florentine
Italian_language
Central Semitic language
Arabic is a Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization
Arabic
Defunct Canadian regional specialty TV channel
Leafs Nation Network (formerly Leafs TV) was a Canadian English language Category B regional specialty channel owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
Leafs_Nation_Network
Class of problems in computer science
Burtschick, Hans-Jörg; Vollmer, Heribert (1998). "Lindström quantifiers and leaf language definability". Int. J. Found. Comput. Sci. 9 (3): 277–294. doi:10
PP_(complexity)
Manuscripts made out of dried palm leaves
letters could tear the leaves apart. Palm-leaf manuscripts or sleuk rith as they are known in the Khmer language, can be found in Cambodia since Angkorian
Palm-leaf_manuscript
Language spoken in Indonesia
Indonesia) is the official and national language of Indonesia. It is a standardized variety of Malay, an Austronesian language that has been used as a lingua franca
Indonesian_language
Aromatic leaf
The bay leaf is an aromatic leaf commonly used as a herb in cooking. It can be used whole, either dried or fresh, in which case it is removed from the
Bay_leaf
Rare mutation of the common 3-leaf clover said to bring good luck
The four-leaf clover is a rare mutation of the common three-leaf clover that has four leaflets instead of three. According to tradition, such clovers
Four-leaf_clover
Indo-Aryan language
referred to as Hindi, is an Indo-Aryan language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of the government of India, and is the lingua
Hindi
2004 video games
Pokémon FireRed Version and Pokémon LeafGreen Version are 2004 remakes of the 1996 role-playing video games Pokémon Red and Green. They were developed
Pokémon_FireRed_and_LeafGreen
Topics referred to by the same term
Leaf class may refer to: Leaf morphology, the classification of leaves by shape Leaf class (programming language), a class that should not be subclassed
Leaf_class
Idioms in the Thai language are usually derived from various natural or cultural references. Many include rhyming and/or alliteration, and their distinction
List_of_Thai_language_idioms
Austroasiatic language
Austroasiatic language primarily spoken in Vietnam where it is the official language. It belongs to the Vietic subgroup of the Austroasiatic language family
Vietnamese_language
Dravidian language
literature. The Library of Alexandria contained Kannada palm-leaf book, indicating that Kannada language and literature must have flourished before the library
Kannada
Dravidian language
language has a distinct grammatical structure, with agglutinative morphology that allows for complex word formations. Tamil is the official language of
Tamil_language
West Germanic language
Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language and is
Dutch_language
Leaf of the maple tree
The maple leaf is the characteristic leaf of the maple tree. It is used as the national symbol of Canada. By the early 1700s, the maple leaf had been adopted
Maple_leaf
Data type defined by combining other types
represents an empty tree, Leaf represents a leaf node, and Node organizes the data into branches. In most languages that support algebraic data types, it is
Algebraic_data_type
Type of data structure
Shape(centerX, centerY) The Rust language has extensive support for tagged unions, called enums. For example: enum Tree { Leaf, Node(i64, Box<Tree>, Box<Tree>)
Tagged_union
1907 short story by O. Henry
"The Last Leaf" is a short story by William Sydney Porter (O. Henry) published in his 1907 collection The Trimmed Lamp and Other Stories. It first appeared
The_Last_Leaf
Ancient Indo-Aryan language of South Asia, mainly Indian subcontinent
classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused
Sanskrit
Evaluation of quality and condition of tea leaves
Tea leaf grading is the process of evaluating tea based on the quality and condition of the tea leaves themselves. The highest grades for Western and South
Tea_leaf_grading
Japanese form of the language of flowers
Hanakotoba (花言葉) is the Japanese form of the language of flowers. Hanakotoba is much like the Victorian language of flowers, floriography, but with the associated
Hanakotoba
Bantu language
Swahili, also known as Kiswahili, is a Bantu language of the Niger–Congo language family, originally spoken by the Swahili people, who are found primarily
Swahili
Neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
school students residing in Maple Leaf attend institutions in adjacent neighbourhoods. The public French first language separate school board, Conseil scolaire
Maple_Leaf,_Toronto
Lightweight programming language
2013. Retrieved 22 April 2017. "Language Guide - MoonScript 0.5.0". moonscript.org. Retrieved 25 September 2020. leaf (23 September 2020). "leafo/moonscript"
Lua
Indo-Aryan language of Sri Lanka
(/ˌsɪn(h)əˈliːz, ˌsɪŋ(ɡ)əˈliːz/ SIN-(h)ə-LEEZ, SING-(g)ə-LEEZ), is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken by the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka, who make up the
Sinhala_language
Generalized polyadic quantifier
Burtschick, Hans-Jörg; Vollmer, Heribert (1999), Lindström Quantifiers and Leaf Language Definability, ECCC TR96-005 Westerståhl, Dag (2001), "Quantifiers",
Lindström_quantifier
Indo-European language
Indo-European language and the only surviving representative of the Albanoid branch, which belongs to the Paleo-Balkan group. It is the native language of the
Albanian_language
Language group of Brazil
The Jê languages (also spelled Gê, Jean, Ye, Gean), or Jê–Kaingang languages, are spoken by the Jê, a group of indigenous peoples in Brazil. The Jê family
Jê_languages
Leaf of banana plant
The banana leaf is the leaf of the banana plant, which may produce up to 40 leaves in a growing cycle. The leaves have a wide range of applications because
Banana_leaf
Canadian sandwich cookie
Maple leaf cream cookies (also called maple leaf creme cookies, maple leaf cookies, maple creme cookies, maple leaf cremes, and maple cremes) are Canadian
Maple_leaf_cream_cookie
2025 Georgian road movie by Alexandre Koberidze
Dry Leaf (Georgian: ხმელი ფოთოლი) is a 2025 experimental road movie produced, written and directed by Alexandre Koberidze, starring his father David Koberidze
Dry_Leaf
Chinese steamed bread
Lotus leaf bread (Chinese: 荷叶饼; pinyin: hé yè bǐng) is a Chinese steamed bread. Semi-circular and flat, the loaves are similar in design to a clamshell
Lotus_leaf_bread
programming languages, a leaf class is a class that should not be subclassed. This can be enforced either by convention, or by using a language feature such
Leaf class (computer programming)
Leaf_class_(computer_programming)
1995 single by Paul McCartney
A Leaf is a classical piece written by Paul McCartney, with assistance from John Fraser, and performed by Anya Alexeyev on piano. The piece is split into
A_Leaf
Children's animated television series
Tumble Leaf is an American animated television series that premiered in 2014 on Amazon Prime Video. It is stop motion for preschool-aged children and it
Tumble_Leaf
Brewed drink made from tea leaves
Burma), possibly from an archaic Austro-Asiatic root word *la, meaning "leaf". Tea plants are native to East Asia and the probable centre of origin of
Tea
"Front" and "back" sides of a leaf of paper
verso is the "left" or "back" side when text is written or printed on a leaf of paper (folium) in a bound item such as a codex, book, broadsheet, or pamphlet
Recto_and_verso
Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu
Ninde language. He explains that "all the words of Ninde begin with /n/", such as the word nimdimdip for palm tree, naho for fruit, or nuhuli for leaf. They
Ninde_language
Semitic language spoken mostly in Malta
is a Central Semitic language derived from late medieval Sicilian Arabic with Romance superstrata. It is the only Semitic language officially written in
Maltese_language
Tibeto-Burman language
Burmese is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Myanmar, where it is the official language, lingua franca, and the native language of the Bamar, the country's
Burmese_language
Language family
East Slavic languages constitute one of three regional subgroups of the Slavic languages, distinct from the West and South Slavic languages. East Slavic
East_Slavic_languages
Bill of law from the Sindh Assembly in Pakistan
11 December 2018. InpaperMagazine, From (6 October 2012). "A leaf from history: Language frenzy in Sindh". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 11 December 2018. "SIND
1972_Sindhi_Language_Bill
In many languages, the colors described in English as "blue" and "green" are colexified, i.e., expressed using a single umbrella term. To render this
Blue–green distinction in language
Blue–green_distinction_in_language
Functional programming language created in 2007
Idris is a purely-functional programming language with dependent types, quantity annotations, optional lazy evaluation, and features such as a totality
Idris_(programming_language)
Process of painting with dyed leaves
are: Cutting and pasting dry leaf to make leaf paintings or using paint to draw onto the surface of dry leaf to make leaf paintings. Every product is unique
Leaf_painting
Nationalist cartographic representation of the Republic of China's territorial claims
The Begonia Leaf Map (Chinese: 秋海棠葉圖; pinyin: Qiūhǎitángyè Tù) is a popular designation for the historical map of the Republic of China (1912–1949). The
Begonia_Leaf_Map
Topics referred to by the same term
Leaf Blights, from their former classification in the genus Helminthosporium: Southern corn leaf blight Northern corn leaf blight Northern corn leaf spot
HLB
Paper that is not bound in place
leaf paper may be sold as free sheets, or made up into notepads, where perforations or glue allow them to be removed easily. "Leaf" in many languages
Loose_leaf
Species of flowering plant in the laurel family Lauraceae
as 20 metres. It is native to the Mediterranean region and is used as bay leaf for seasoning in cooking. Its common names include bay tree (esp. United
Laurus_nobilis
Plant disease
Peach leaf curl is a plant disease characterized by distortion and coloration of leaves and is caused by the fungus Taphrina deformans, which infects peach
Leaf_curl
A leaf boat is a traditional toy made in various parts of the world using nothing but a leaf. Various types of leaves are used depending on the area, most
Leaf_boat
South Slavic language spoken in North Macedonia
ˈjazik] ) is an Eastern South Slavic language. It is part of the South Slavic languages, and is one of the Slavic languages, which are part of the Balto-Slavic
Macedonian_language
Computer programming function
>>> fmap square (Fork (Fork (Leaf 1) (Leaf 2)) (Fork (Leaf 3) (Leaf 4))) Fork (Fork (Leaf 1) (Leaf 4)) (Fork (Leaf 9) (Leaf 16)) For every instance of the
Map_(higher-order_function)
Species of plant
Monstera deliciosa, the Swiss cheese plant or split-leaf philodendron, is a species of flowering plant. The common name "Swiss cheese plant" is also used
Monstera_deliciosa
Species of flowering plant
name of botanist Johann Gerhard König. The curry tree is also called curry leaf tree or curry bush, among numerous local names, depending on the country
Curry_tree
Ribbon device used in the United States
An oak leaf cluster is a ribbon device to denote preceding decorations and awards consisting of a miniature bronze or silver twig of four oak leaves with
Oak_leaf_cluster
Species of plant
Leaf, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Polysaccharides, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Water, Aloe Ferox Leaf
Aloe_vera
1926–27 American novel by Upton Sinclair
for its motel sex scene. Sinclair's publisher printed 150 copies of a "fig-leaf edition" with the offending nine pages blacked out. Sinclair protested the
Oil!
English hard rock band
Leaf Hound are an English hard rock band that formed in 1970 out of the heavy blues rock band Black Cat Bones. Their 1971 debut album Growers of Mushroom
Leaf_Hound
2026 video game
Kennedy, Victoria (5 February 2026). "Planet of Lana 2: Children of the Leaf offers the same warmth, but also a welcome step up in puzzling challenge
Planet_of_Lana_II
Script primarily used to write the Odia language
at Ratnagiri, Odisha Palm leaf manuscript written in Odia language Palm leaf-jatak manuscript Jataka or Horoscope Palm leaf manuscript of Draupadi Lakhabindha
Odia_script
Species of plant
quinata –commonly known as akebi (木通), chocolate vine, five-leaf chocolate vine, or five-leaf akebia– is a vine that is native to Japan, China and Korea
Akebia_quinata
National Hockey League team in Montreal, Quebec
Cup playoffs, beating the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round of the playoffs 4–3, overcoming a 3–1 Maple Leafs lead in the series. The Canadiens then
Montreal_Canadiens
Danish ice hockey player (born 1989)
League (NHL). He previously played for the Anaheim Ducks and Toronto Maple Leafs. Representing Denmark, Andersen competed in the 2010 World Championship
Frederik_Andersen
Norwegian ice hockey player (born 2007)
centre for Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 64th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second round of the
Tinus_Luc_Koblar
1971 film directed by Elaine May
A New Leaf is a 1971 American black comedy film written and directed by Elaine May in her directorial debut, based on the short story "The Green Heart"
A_New_Leaf_(film)
Moveable bridge type
moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances a span, or leaf, throughout its upward swing to provide clearance for boat traffic. It may
Bascule_bridge
Native-American awarded the title of "Beloved Man" by his tribe
the recipient of The Order of the Long Leaf Pine in March 2017. He was a fluent speaker of the Cherokee language and supported teaching it to young people
Jeremiah_Wolfe
Japanese military secret society of the 1920s
The Double Leaf Society (双葉会(陸軍), Futabakai) was a Japanese military secret society of the 1920s. The Futabakai was one of many ultranationalist secret
Double_Leaf_Society
Fictional power up in Mario
The Super Leaf (Japanese: スーパーこのは, Hepburn: Sūpā Konoha), also referred to as the Raccoon Leaf or the Tanooki Leaf, is a power-up item that appears in
Super_Leaf
Tree in formal language theory
in natural languages (see natural language processing), as well as during processing of computer languages, such as programming languages. A related concept
Parse_tree
Canadian actress (born 1994)
documentary film The Heart Still Hums, with Savanah Leaf, which was the base for a movie adaptation by Leaf titled Earth Mama (2023). Taylor Russell McKenzie
Taylor_Russell
1978 book about the Beach Boys
biography of the Beach Boys that was written by the American author David Leaf, editor and creator of the Pet Sounds fanzine. It was the first full-length
The Beach Boys and the California Myth
The_Beach_Boys_and_the_California_Myth
Arawakan languages of the Caribbean Sea
The Ta-Arawakan languages, also known as Ta-Maipurean and Caribbean, are the Indigenous Arawakan languages of the Caribbean islands and mostly coastal
Ta-Arawakan_languages
Uncooked sauce for meat
and red (chimichurri rojo) varieties. It is made of finely chopped flat-leaf parsley, chili peppers, minced garlic, olive oil, oregano, and red wine vinegar
Chimichurri
Taiwanese television series
Gold Leaf (Chinese: 茶金) is a 2021 Taiwanese period drama based on the eponymous novel written by Huang Kuo-hua. Set in the 1950s, Gold Leaf is Taiwan's
Gold_Leaf_(TV_series)
Indo-Aryan language of India
ôxômiya), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken mainly in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam, where it is an official language. It has long served as a
Assamese_language
One of Earth's four temperate seasons
English expressions like "fall of the leaf" and "fall of the year". Compare the origin of spring from "spring of the leaf" and "spring of the year". During
Autumn
Indo-European language native to the Indian subcontinent
Pāḷi) is a Middle Indo-Aryan language that is widely studied as the sacred language of Theravada Buddhism and the language of the Tipiṭaka. Pali was designated
Pali
Printer's ornamental flourish
encountered fleuron is the ❦, the floral heart or hedera (ivy leaf), also known as an aldus leaf after Italian Renaissance printer Aldus Manutius. Flower decorations
Fleuron_(typography)
Italian dish from Lombard region
not. The older version, ossobuco in bianco, is flavored with cinnamon, bay leaf, and gremolada. The modern and more popular recipe includes tomatoes, carrots
Ossobuco
Species of tree
Rhamnus prinoides, the shiny-leaf buckthorn, is an African shrub or small tree in the family Rhamnaceae. Commonly referred to as gesho, it was first scientifically
Gesho
Language family
The Yuman–Cochimí languages are a family of languages spoken in Baja California, northern Sonora, southern California, and western Arizona. Cochimí is
Yuman–Cochimí_languages
1939 novel by Milton Steinberg
As a Driven Leaf is a 1939 novel by Milton Steinberg based on the life of Elisha ben Abuyah. Steinberg's novel wrestles with the 2nd century Jewish struggle
As_a_Driven_Leaf
Japanese visual novel studio
Leaf is a Japanese visual novel studio under the publisher Aquaplus, and has offices in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, and Tokyo. It and its competitor Key (to which
Leaf_(Japanese_company)
Family of leaf insects
and contains the extant true leaf insects or walking leaves, which include some of the most remarkably camouflaged leaf mimics (mimesis) in the entire
Phylliidae
Type of pasta
Liguria regions of Italy. Italy portal Food portal List of pasta "Olive leaf pasta (foglie d'ulivo)". The Pasta Project. 2021-01-04. Retrieved 2022-06-10
Foglie_d'ulivo
LEAF LANGUAGE
LEAF LANGUAGE
Girl/Female
Hindu
Leaf
Female
Hebrew
(לֵ×ָה) Hebrew name LEAH means "weary." In the bible, this is the name of Jacob's first wife. Compare with other forms of Leah.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Leaf
Female
English
 Variant spelling of Old English Lea, LEAH means "meadow." Compare with other forms of Leah.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Devon)
English (chiefly Devon) : nickname for a thin or lean person, from Middle English lene ‘lean’ (Old English hlǣne).Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Liatháin (see Lehane).Reduced form of Scottish McLean.
Male
Icelandic
Icelandic form of Old Norse Guðleifr, GUÃLEIF means "divine heir."
Male
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Old Norse Leifr, LEIF means "descendant, heir."
Girl/Female
Tamil
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Leaf
Pallabi | பலà¯à®²à®¾à®ªà¯€ Â
Girl/Female
Tamil
Leaf
Girl/Female
Hindu
Leaf
Surname or Lastname
English, Spanish, and Portuguese
English, Spanish, and Portuguese : nickname for a loyal or trustworthy person, from Old French leial, Spanish and Portuguese leal ‘loyal’, ‘faithful (to obligations)’, Latin legalis, from lex, ‘law’, ‘obligation’ (genitive legis).
Girl/Female
French, Hindu, Indian
Leaf
Girl/Female
Muslim
Leaf
Boy/Male
British, English
Leaf
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English personal names Lēofa (masculine) and Lēofe (feminine) ‘dear’, ‘beloved’. These names were in part short forms of various compound names with this first element, in part independent affectionate bynames.English : apparently a topographic name for someone who lived in a densely foliated area, from Middle English lēaf ‘leaf’; a certain Robert Intheleaves is recorded in London in the 14th century.Americanized form of Swedish Lö(ö)f, Löv, an ornamental name from löv ‘leaf’.English translation of the Ashkenazic Jewish ornamental surname Blatt.
Female
Hebrew
 Variant spelling of Hebrew Leah, LEA means "weary." Compare with another form of Lea.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Leaf
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu
Leaf
Female
English
 Old English name LEA means "meadow." Compare with another form of Lea.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Leaf.
LEAF LANGUAGE
LEAF LANGUAGE
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Lord Krishna
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Dominant
Boy/Male
Latin
Light.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Friendship, Kindness, Obligation
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from an Old English personal name, Burgheard, composed of the elements burh, burg ‘fort’ (see Burke) + heard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’. The name was reintroduced into Middle English by the Normans in the forms Bou(r)chart, Bocard. In the form Burkhard it was a very popular medieval German name. There has been considerable confusion between this English surname and Birkett.Perhaps also a variant of German Burkhart.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : from a personal name, Aquart, Old French Achart, a derivative of a Germanic personal name composed of the elements agi(n) ‘edge (of a sword)’ + hard ‘bold’, ‘hardy’. Compare German Eckhardt and Italian Accardo, which are from the same source.German : from a Germanic personal name (as in 1).German : Americanized spelling of Eckert.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Lord Shiva
Male
English
Short form of English Jimmy, JIM means "supplanter."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Christian, English, Greek
Dusty One; Servant; Messenger
Girl/Female
German
Bitter grace.
LEAF LANGUAGE
LEAF LANGUAGE
LEAF LANGUAGE
LEAF LANGUAGE
LEAF LANGUAGE
n.
An article made of lead or an alloy of lead
n.
Something which is like a leaf in being wide and thin and having a flat surface, or in being attached to a larger body by one edge or end; as : (a) A part of a book or folded sheet containing two pages upon its opposite sides. (b) A side, division, or part, that slides or is hinged, as of window shutters, folding doors, etc. (c) The movable side of a table. (d) A very thin plate; as, gold leaf. (e) A portion of fat lying in a separate fold or layer. (f) One of the teeth of a pinion, especially when small.
n.
A plummet or mass of lead, used in sounding at sea.
v. t.
To pass over by a leap or jump; as, to leap a wall, or a ditch.
a.
Decayed; tasteless; dead; as, a deaf nut; deaf corn.
v. t.
To conduct or direct with authority; to have direction or charge of; as, to lead an army, an exploring party, or a search; to lead a political party.
n.
precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; as, the white horse had the lead; a lead of a boat's length, or of half a second.
a.
As deaf as a stone; completely deaf.
v. i.
To shoot out leaves; to produce leaves; to leave; as, the trees leaf in May.
v. t.
To spend in idleness; -- with away; as, to loaf time away.
v. i.
Wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; not plump; meager; thin; lank; as, a lean body; a lean cattle.
a.
Having leaflike expansions on the legs; -- said of certain insects; as, the leaf-footed bug (Leptoglossus phyllopus).
v. i.
To cause to lean; to incline; to support or rest.
v. t.
To cause to leap; as, to leap a horse across a ditch.
n.
A small cylinder of black lead or plumbago, used in pencils.
n.
Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs; hence, pl., a roof covered with lead sheets or terne plates.
n.
The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction; as, to take the lead; to be under the lead of another.
v. i.
Wanting fullness, richness, sufficiency, or productiveness; deficient in quality or contents; slender; scant; barren; bare; mean; -- used literally and figuratively; as, the lean harvest; a lean purse; a lean discourse; lean wages.
superl
Full of leaves; abounding in leaves; as, the leafy forest.
v.
A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape; as, a leak in a roof; a leak in a boat; a leak in a gas pipe.