What part of speech is leaf?

Leaf can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

Parts of speech

Verb
leaf - produce leaves, of plants
leaf - turn over pages; "leaf through a book"; "leaf a manuscript"
leaf - look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
Noun
leaf - the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
leaf - a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)
leaf - hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)

#		Sentence
1.	verb	Leaf through a book.
2.	verb	Leaf a manuscript.
3.	verb	Everything you need to leaf through a good book: a big, fluffy bed, snug armchair, and, of course, a wall-to-wall selection of reading material.
4.	noun	They will whistle when they hear you as an encouragement for you to give them a treat like leaf lettuce.
5.	noun	They love leaf or romaine lettuce and tomatos, celery, cucumbers, carrots.
6.	noun	Meg found a four leaf clover.
7.	noun	The criminal became a Christian and turned over a new leaf.
8.	noun	The last leaf of this book is missing.
9.	noun	A fallen leaf floated on the surface of the water.
10.	noun	A dead leaf fell to the ground.
11.	noun	Today the new leaf sent out a bud.
12.	noun	When the last leaf falls, I must go, too.
13.	noun	My son doesn't talk back these days; he must have turned over a new leaf.
14.	noun	My daughter does not talk back these days; she must have turned over a new leaf.
15.	noun	Like a leaf in the autumn breeze.
16.	noun	You must turn over a new leaf and work as hard as possible.
17.	noun	I'll turn over a new leaf and study English very hard.
18.	noun	You'll have to turn over a new leaf.

Sentence
verb
Leaf through a book.
Leaf a manuscript.
Everything you need to leaf through a good book: a big, fluffy bed, snug armchair, and, of course, a wall-to-wall selection of reading material.
noun
They will whistle when they hear you as an encouragement for you to give them a treat like leaf lettuce.
They love leaf or romaine lettuce and tomatos, celery, cucumbers, carrots.
Meg found a four leaf clover.
The criminal became a Christian and turned over a new leaf.
The last leaf of this book is missing.
A fallen leaf floated on the surface of the water.
A dead leaf fell to the ground.
Today the new leaf sent out a bud.
When the last leaf falls, I must go, too.
My son doesn't talk back these days; he must have turned over a new leaf.
My daughter does not talk back these days; she must have turned over a new leaf.
Like a leaf in the autumn breeze.
You must turn over a new leaf and work as hard as possible.
I'll turn over a new leaf and study English very hard.
You'll have to turn over a new leaf.

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