leafing
- n (botany) the process of forming leaves
- v look through a book or other written material
- v turn over pages
- v produce leaves, of plants
leaflet
- n a thin triangular flap of a heart valve
- n part of a compound leaf
- n a small book usually having a paper cover
leafnose bat
- n bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose; especially of the families Phyllostomatidae and Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae
leafy liverwort
- n moss-like liverwort with tiny scalelike leaves; usually epiphytic
leafy spurge
- n tall European perennial naturalized and troublesome as a weed in eastern North America
leafy vegetable
- n any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
league
- n an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
- n an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action
- n an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles)
- v unite to form a league
league of iroquois
- n a league of Iroquois tribes including originally the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca (the Five Nations); after 1722 they were joined by the Tuscarora (the Six Nations)
league of nations
- n an international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations; although suggested by Woodrow Wilson, the United States never joined and it remained powerless; it was dissolved in 1946 after the United Nations was formed
leak
- n an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
one of the tires developed a leak - n soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi
- n a euphemism for urination
he had to take a leak - n the discharge of a fluid from some container
he had to clean up the leak - n unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information
- v tell anonymously
The news were leaked to the paper - v be leaked
The news leaked out despite his secrecy - v enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure
Water leaked out of the can into the backpack
Gas leaked into the basement - v have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out
The container leaked gasoline
the roof leaks badly
leak fungus
- n fungus causing soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables and rings of dry rot around roots of sweet potatoes
leaker
- n a surreptitious informant
the president wanted to know who the leakers were
leakey
- n English paleontologist (son of Louis Leakey and Mary Leakey) who continued the work of his parents; he was appointed director of a wildlife preserve in Kenya but resigned under political pressure (born in 1944)
- n English paleontologist (the wife of Louis Leakey) who discovered the Zinjanthropus skull that was 1,750,000 years old (1913-1996)
- n English paleontologist whose account of fossil discoveries in Tanzania changed theories of human evolution (1903-1972)
leakiness
- n the condition of permitting leaks or leakage
the leakiness of the roof
the heart valve's leakiness
the leakiness of the boat made it dangerous to use