leafs

Flips through casually

Leafs is the third-person singular verb form of leaf, meaning to turn pages: She leafs through the magazine.

It also describes plants producing foliage: The tree leafs out in spring.

As a plural noun, leafs appears mainly in proper names—the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team uses this nonstandard form.

The regular plural of leaf is leaves.

botany

sprouts

New growth from seeds

emergesComes into view
budsPre-bloom plant growths
unfurlsOpens from rolled position

shoots · foliage · greenery · spring · branches · stems · growth · photosynthesis · chlorophyll · canopy

hockey

Toronto

Ontario's capital city

NHLPro hockey organization
jerseyKnitted pullover garment
fansArdent admirers or coolers

arena · playoffs · Scotiabank · blue · white · roster · captain · goalie · forwards · defensemen

verb

pages

Bound paper sheets

flipsQuick rotational motions
turnsRotations or chances
browsesLooks through casually

skims · thumbs · magazine · book · album · catalog · manual · document · peruses · scans

Opposites

reading attention/engagement

Learns through examination

pores over · scrutinizes · analyzes · examines · devours

page movement direction

leafsbacktracks

Reverses one's path

page interaction direction

Brings to an end

shuts · puts down · sets aside

Phrases

four-leaf cloverRare fortunate plant variant
maple leafDistinctive lobed tree foliage
leaf blowerMotorized debris disperser
new leafReformed approach to life
turn over a new leafCommit to personal change
bay leafDried culinary aromatic

Family

leaf, leaflet, leafed, leafing

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G