flick vs leaf

flick

noun
  • A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target. 

  • A motion picture, movie, film; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema. 

  • A flitch. 

  • A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip. 

  • A unit of time, equal to 1/705,600,000 of a second 

  • The act of pressing a place on a touch screen device. 

  • A powerful underarm volley shot. 

verb
  • To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion. 

  • To pass by rapidly, so as not to be perceived clearly. 

leaf

noun
  • A sheet of any substance beaten or rolled until very thin. 

  • Anything resembling the leaf of a plant. 

  • A flat section used to extend the size of a table. 

  • One of the teeth of a pinion, especially when small. 

  • The layer of fat supporting the kidneys of a pig, leaf fat. 

  • A Canadian person. 

  • The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants. 

  • A moveable panel, e.g. of a bridge or door, originally one that hinged but now also applied to other forms of movement. 

  • A foliage leaf or any of the many and often considerably different structures it can specialise into. 

  • A sheet of a book, magazine, etc (consisting of two pages, one on each face of the leaf). 

  • Tea leaves. 

  • In a tree, a node that has no descendants. 

  • Cannabis. 

verb
  • To divide (a vegetable) into separate leaves. 

  • To produce leaves; put forth foliage. 

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