leave : Idioms & Phrases

• noun unauthorized military absence
  unauthorized absence.
  

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• noun shrub or small tree of northwestern North America having fragrant creamy white flowers and small waxy purple-red fruits
  Amelanchier alnifolia; alderleaf Juneberry.
  

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• noun willow of the western United States with leaves like those of peach or almond trees
  peachleaf willow; almond-leaves willow; Salix amygdaloides.
  

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• noun a variety of aster
  

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• noun common shade tree of eastern and central United States
  Acer negundo; box elder.
  

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• a tree (Juglans fraxinifolia), native in Transcaucasia.

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• noun shrub or small tree of southern Florida to Central and South America
  Capparis flexuosa; caper tree.
  

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• noun a variety of centaury with broad leaves
  

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• noun a variety of goldenrod
  zigzag goldenrod.
  

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• adjective satellite having relatively broad rather than needlelike or scalelike leaves
  broadleaf; broad-leafed.
  

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Broad"-leaved`, Broad"-leafed` adjective (Also<

• Broad-leaved
• Broad-leafed

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1. Having broad, or relatively broad, leaves. Keats.

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• noun north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves
  Brachychiton australis; flame tree.
  

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• noun European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America
  yellow dock; Rumex obtusifolius; bitter dock.
  

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• noun perennial climber of central and southern Europe having purple or pink or white flowers; naturalized in North America
  Lathyrus latifolius; perennial pea.
  

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• noun succulent plant with mostly basal leaves; stem bears 1 pair of broadly ovate or heart-shaped leaves and a loose raceme of 3-10 white flowers; western North America
  Montia cordifolia.
  

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• noun North American plantain having reddish leafstalks and broad leaves
  Plantago rugelii; rugel's plantain.
  
• noun common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a troublesome weed
  whiteman's foot; Plantago major; cart-track plant; common plantain; white-man's foot.
  

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• noun small orchid with two elliptic leaves and a slender raceme of small green flowers; western North America
  Listera convallarioides.
  

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• noun annual herb growing in marshy places
  Ranunculus sceleratus; cursed crowfoot.
  

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• noun (military) leave granted in an emergency such as family sickness or death
  

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• noun dwarf European shrub with rose-colored flowers
  Erica tetralix; bell heather.
  

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• adjective satellite having curly leaves
  curly-leafed.
  

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• noun of North America and Eurasia
  Botrychium matricariifolium; daisyleaf grape fern.
  

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• noun aquatic plant with deep green foliage useful to oxygenate an aquarium; sometimes placed in genus Egeria
  Egeria densa; Elodea densa.
  

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• adjective satellite having fan-shaped leaves
  fan-leafed.
  

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• adjective satellite radical or extremely liberal
  

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• adjective satellite having fine leaves
  fine-leafed.
  

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• noun common low European shrub with purple-red flowers
  heather bell; bell heather; Erica cinerea.
  

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• noun an abrupt and unannounced departure (without saying farewell)
  

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• an informal, hasty, or secret departure; esp., the leaving a place without paying one's debts.

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• noun a variety of golden aster
  

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• adjective satellite having leaves that resemble grass
  grassy-leafed.
  

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• noun large deciduous shrub or tree of southeastern United States having huge leaves in dense false whorls and large creamy flowers tinged purple toward the base
  great-leaved macrophylla; large-leaved cucumber tree; Magnolia macrophylla.
  

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• noun perennial wood aster of eastern North America
  Aster cordifolius.
  

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• noun California evergreen wild plum with spiny leathery leaves and white flowers
  islay; Prunus ilicifolia; evergreen cherry; holly-leaf cherry.
  

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• noun evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood
  holm oak; holm tree; evergreen oak; Quercus ilex.
  

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• (Bot.), the black scrub oak. See Scrub oak.

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• noun ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries
  mountain grape; Mahonia aquifolium; Oregon grape; Oregon holly grape; hollygrape.
  

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• noun a commonly cultivated trailing South American plant with peltate leaves and rosy flowers
  hanging geranium; Pelargonium peltatum; ivy geranium.
  

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• adjective satellite having relatively large leaves
  large-leafed.
  

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• noun tufted perennial wood aster of North America; naturalized in Europe
  Aster macrophyllus.
  

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• noun large deciduous shrub or tree of southeastern United States having huge leaves in dense false whorls and large creamy flowers tinged purple toward the base
  great-leaved macrophylla; large-leaved cucumber tree; Magnolia macrophylla.
  

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• noun large deciduous shrub or tree of southeastern United States having huge leaves in dense false whorls and large creamy flowers tinged purple toward the base
  great-leaved macrophylla; large-leaved cucumber tree; Magnolia macrophylla.
  

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• adjective satellite having leathery leaves
  leather-leafed.
  

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• verb leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking
  leave; leave alone.
  
  • leave it as is
  • leave the young fawn alone
  • leave the flowers that you see in the park behind

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• verb depart and not take along
  
  • He left behind all his possessions when he moved to Europe
• verb be survived by after one's death
  leave.
  
  • He left six children
  • At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats
• verb leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking
  leave; leave alone.
  
  • leave it as is
  • leave the young fawn alone
  • leave the flowers that you see in the park behind

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• verb search thoroughly and exhaustively
  
  • The police left no stone unturned in looking for the President's murderer

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• noun the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty
  leave.
  
  • a ten day's leave to visit his mother

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• verb come to an end, stop or cease
  
  • the road leaves off at the edge of the forest
  • leave off where you started
• verb prevent from being included or considered or accepted
  take out; omit; except; leave off; exclude.
  
  • The bad results were excluded from the report
  • Leave off the top piece
• verb stop using
  
  • leave off your jacket--no need to wear it here

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• verb give up or retire from a position
  step down; quit; resign.
  
  • The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month
  • The chairman resigned over the financial scandal

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• verb prevent from being included or considered or accepted
  take out; omit; except; leave off; exclude.
  
  • The bad results were excluded from the report
  • Leave off the top piece
• verb leave undone or leave out
  pretermit; omit; drop; overleap; overlook; miss; neglect.
  
  • How could I miss that typo?
  • The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten

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• noun the act of departing politely
  leave; farewell; parting.
  
  • he disliked long farewells
  • he took his leave
  • parting is such sweet sorrow

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Leave"-tak`ing noun

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1. Taking of leave; parting compliments. Shak.

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• noun valve with two cusps; situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle
  mitral valve; bicuspid valve.
  

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• noun the left upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the pulmonary veins
  atrium sinistrum; left atrium.
  

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• noun the left upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the pulmonary veins
  atrium sinistrum; left atrium.
  

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• noun the region of Paris on the southern bank of the Seine; a center of artistic and student life
  Latin Quarter.
  

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• noun the cerebral hemisphere to the left of the corpus callosum that controls the right half of the body
  left brain.
  

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• noun arises from the left aortic sinus; supplies the left side of the heart
  

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• noun the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left
  leftfield; left.
  
  • the batter flied out to left
• noun the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the left third of the outfield (looking from home plate)
  leftfield.
  

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• noun the person who plays left field
  

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• noun a branch of the celiac artery that supplies the lesser curvature of the stomach and the abdominal part of the esophagus
  arteria gastrica sinistra.
  

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• noun arises from a union of veins from the gastric cardia; runs in the lesser omentum; empties into the portal vein
  vena gastrica sinistra.
  

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• noun the hand that is on the left side of the body
  left.
  
  • jab with your left

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• noun a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand
  lefty; left-handed pitcher; lefthander; left hander; southpaw.
  

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• noun the cerebral hemisphere to the left of the corpus callosum that controls the right half of the body
  left brain.
  

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• adjective satellite not used up
  unexpended; leftover; odd; remaining; left.
  
  • leftover meatloaf
  • she had a little money left over so she went to a movie
  • some odd dollars left
  • saved the remaining sandwiches for supper
  • unexpended provisions

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• noun the part of the stage on the actor's left as the actor faces the audience
  left stage.
  

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• noun the chamber on the left side of the heart that receives arterial blood from the left atrium and pumps it into the aorta
  

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• noun those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare
  left.
  

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• adjective satellite having only the left eye
  

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• adjective satellite intended for the left hand
  left.
  
  • I rarely lose a left-hand glove
• adjective satellite located on or directed toward the left
  
  • a car with left-hand drive

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Left"-hand` adjective

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1. Situated on the left; nearer the left hand than the right; as, the left-hand side; the left-hand road.

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• adjective using or intended for the left hand
  
  • left-handed golfers need left-handed clubs
  • left-handed scissors
• adjective satellite (of marriages) illicit or informal
  
  • in Colonial America left-handed marriages between Frenchmen and Indians were frequent
• adjective satellite (of marriages) of a marriage between one of royal or noble birth and one of lower rank; valid but with the understanding that the rank of the inferior remains unchanged and offspring do not succeed to titles or property of the superior
  morganatic.
  
• adjective satellite rotating to the left
  levorotatory; levorotary.
  
• adjective satellite ironically ambiguous
  
  • a left-handed compliment
• adjective satellite lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands
  butterfingered; bumbling; handless; ham-handed; bungling; ham-fisted; heavy-handed.
  
  • a bumbling mechanic
  • a bungling performance
  • ham-handed governmental interference
  • could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse

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Left"-hand`ed adjective

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1. Having the left hand or arm stronger and more dexterous than the right; using the left hand and arm with more dexterity than the right.
2. Clumsy; awkward; unlucky; insincere; sinister; malicious; as, a left-handed compliment.

   The commendations of this people are not always left-handed and detractive. Landor.

3. Having a direction contrary to that of the hands of a watch when seen in front; -- said of a twist, a rotary motion, etc., looked at from a given direction.

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• noun a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand
  lefty; left-handed pitcher; lefthander; left hander; southpaw.
  

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• noun the status of being born of a morganatic marriage
  
• noun preference for using the left hand
  sinistrality.
  

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Left"-hand`ed*ness, Left"-hand`i*ness noun (Also<

• Left-handedness
• Left-handiness

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1. The state or quality of being left-handed; awkwardness.

   An awkward address, ungraceful attitudes and actions, and a certain left-handiness (if I may use the expression) proclaim low education. Chesterfield.

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• noun a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand
  lefty; left-handed pitcher; lefthander; left hander; southpaw.
  
• noun a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right
  lefty; southpaw.
  
  • their pitcher was a southpaw

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• noun a room where baggage or parcels are checked
  checkroom.
  

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• adjective satellite believing in or supporting tenets of the political left
  leftist; left-of-center.
  

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Left"-off" adjective

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1. Laid a side; cast-off.

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• adjective satellite (of handwriting) having the letters slanting backward
  backhand.
  

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• adjective satellite believing in or supporting tenets of the political left
  leftist; left-of-center.
  

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• noun a person who belongs to the political left
  leftist; collectivist.
  

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• noun Indian tree having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree
  Pterospermum acerifolium; mayeng.
  

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• noun large tree of Queensland having cream-colored flowers blotched with red inside; sometimes placed in genus Sterculia
  Brachychiton rupestris; Queensland bottletree; Sterculia rupestris.
  

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• noun European perennial with mottled flowers of purple and pink; sometimes cultivated for fodder or as green manure
  Lathyrus sylvestris; flat pea.
  

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• noun similar to Talinum aurantiacum but with narrower leaves and yellow-orange flowers; southwestern United States
  Talinum augustissimum.
  

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• noun an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions
  English plantain; ribwort; ripple-grass; buckthorn; Plantago lanceolata; ribgrass.
  

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• noun reed maces of America, Europe, North Africa, Asia
  soft flag; Typha angustifolia; narrow-leaf cattail; lesser bullrush.
  

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• noun North American fern with narrow fronds on yellowish leafstalks
  Diplazium pycnocarpon; silvery spleenwort; Athyrium pycnocarpon; glade fern.
  

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• noun fern with shorter and narrower leaves than Florida strap fern; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Argentina
  Central American strap fern; Campyloneurum augustifolium.
  

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• noun a variety of water plantain
  

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• noun a variety of white-topped aster
  

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• noun European bellflower with blue-purple to lilac flowers formerly used to treat sore throat
  throatwort; Campanula trachelium.
  

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• noun European annual with coarsely dentate leaves; widespread in United States and southern Canada
  Chenopodium murale; nettleleaf goosefoot.
  

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• noun East Indian shrub often cultivated for its hairy leaves and orange-red flowers
  Helicteres isora.
  

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• noun annual European plant with spikes of greenish flowers and leaves that are white and hairy on the underside; common as a weed in North America
  Chenopodium glaucum; oakleaf goosefoot.
  

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• noun a tributary of the coronary sinus; on the posterior wall of the left atrium
  vena obliqua atrii sinistri.
  

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• . See under Left.

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• an old but still current colloquialism, or slang expression, used as an aside to indicate insincerity, negation, or disbelief; as, he said it, and it is true, over the left.

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• noun southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves
  Crataegus marshallii; Crataegus apiifolia; parsley haw.
  

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• noun willow of the western United States with leaves like those of peach or almond trees
  peachleaf willow; almond-leaves willow; Salix amygdaloides.
  

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• adjective satellite having pinnate leaves
  pinnate-leafed.
  

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• noun a variety of pussytoes
  

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• noun arises near the apex of the heart and empties into the coronary sinus
  vena posterior ventriculi sinistri.
  

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• (Bot.), such as have an abrupt, ragged, and irregular termination, as if bitten off short.

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• adjective satellite having prickly leaves
  prickly-leafed.
  

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• noun a variety of water plantain
  

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• in both or all directions. Colloq.

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• (Pipe fitting), a coupling the opposite ends of which are tapped for a right-handed screw and a left-handed screw, respectivelly.

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• a screw having threads upon the opposite ends which wind in opposite directions.

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• noun a variety of aster
  

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• noun orchid having a raceme of large greenish-white flowers on a single flower stalk growing between two elliptic or round basal leaves lying on the ground; from northern Oregon and Montana across Canada to the eastern United States
  Habenaria orbiculata.
  

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• noun a leave usually taken every seventh year
  sabbatical.
  

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• noun leave granted to a sailor or naval officer
  liberty.
  

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• noun a leave of absence from work because of illness
  

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• adjective satellite having glossy leaves
  silky-leafed.
  

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• adjective satellite having silvery leaves
  silvery-leafed; silver-leaved; silver-leafed.
  

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• noun weedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or white flowers; roundish berry widely used to curdle milk; central United States to South America
  silver-leaved nettle; trompillo; prairie berry; purple nightshade; silverleaf nightshade; white horse nettle; Solanum elaeagnifolium.
  

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• noun weedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or white flowers; roundish berry widely used to curdle milk; central United States to South America
  silver-leaved nettle; trompillo; prairie berry; purple nightshade; silverleaf nightshade; white horse nettle; Solanum elaeagnifolium.
  

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• noun a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces
  aspen poplar; white aspen; white poplar; Populus alba; abele.
  

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• adjective satellite having silvery leaves
  silvery-leafed; silver-leaved; silver-leafed.
  

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• noun large spreading European linden with small dark green leaves; often cultivated as an ornamental
  small-leaved lime; Tilia cordata.
  

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• noun large spreading European linden with small dark green leaves; often cultivated as an ornamental
  small-leaved lime; Tilia cordata.
  

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• noun European elm with lustrous smooth leaves used as an ornamental
  European field elm; Ulmus carpinifolia.
  

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• adjective satellite having spiny leaves
  spiny-leafed.
  

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• noun the part of the stage on the actor's left as the actor faces the audience
  left stage.
  

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• noun well-seasoned rice (with nuts or currants or minced lamb) simmered or braised in stock
  dolmas.
  

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• verb go away or leave
  quit; depart.
  

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• noun perennial stellate and hairy herb with small yellow flowers of mountains of southern Europe; sometimes placed in genus Sisymbrium
  Sisymbrium tanacetifolia; Hugueninia tanacetifolia.
  

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• noun final leave before discharge from military service
  

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• (Bot.), leaves arranged in threes, or three by three, or having three in each whorl or set.

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• noun erect blueberry of western United States having solitary flowers and somewhat sour berries
  Viccinium membranaceum; mountain blue berry; bilberry.
  

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• noun stringybark having white wood
  white stringybark; Eucalyptusd eugenioides.
  

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• . See Trillium.

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• noun Eurasian annual sprawling plant naturalized throughout North America
  Arenaria serpyllifolia.
  

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• noun perennial decumbent herb having small opposite leaves and racemes of blue flowers; throughout Eurasia and the New World
  Veronica serpyllifolia.
  

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• a license or permit given to a convict, or prisoner of the crown, to go at large, and to labor for himself before the expiration of his sentence, subject to certain specific conditions. Eng. Simmonds.

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• noun a permit formerly given to convicts allowing them to leave prison under specific restrictions
  

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• (Mil.), to form alignment with reference to the soldier on the extreme right, or in the center, of the rank, who serves as a guide.

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• . (a) To leave in solitude . (b) To desist or refrain from having to do with; as, to leave dangerous chemicals alone.

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• to leave nothing untried for accomplishing one's purpose.
• to do everything that can be done; to use all practicable means to effect an object.

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• . (a) To desist from; to forbear; to stop; as, to leave off work at six o'clock . (b) To cease wearing or using; to omit to put in the usual position; as, to leave off a garment; to leave off the tablecloth . (c) To forsake; as, to leave off a bad habit.
• to cease; to desist; to stop.

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• . (a) In the game of cribbage, to leave one's adversary so far behind that the game is won before he has scored thirty-one . (b) To leave one behind; hence, to abandon, or fail to stand by, a person in a difficulty. Denham.

  But though thou'rt of a different church, I will not leave thee in the lurch. Hudibras.

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• to overlook or neglect him. Colloq.

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• to withdraw from him; to let him take his own course.

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• to omit; as, to leave out a word or name in writing.

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• to let (one) be alone; to cease caring for (one).

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• alone, to abstain from interfering with or molesting; to suffer to remain in its present state.

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• (Mil.), to extend the line to the right or left; to move, as troops, to the right or left.

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• . See Leave, n., 2.

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• adjective satellite having two leaves
  two-leafed.
  

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• noun of Europe (except the Mediterranean area) and the northern United States
  Potamogeton gramineous.
  

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• (Bot.), leaves which present their edges to the earth and the sky, and their faces to the horizon, as in the Australian species of Eucalyptus.

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• noun a variety of aster
  

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• permission to cross, or a right of way across, land; also, rent paid for such right. Eng

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• noun compact white pubescent shrub of southwestern Europe having pink flowers
  Cistus albidus.
  

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Wing"-leaved` adjective

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1. (Bot.) Having pinnate or pinnately divided leaves.

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