leavesleaves /liːvz/ 
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Add bourbon, wine, stock, thyme, and bay leaves and bring to a simmer.
- But when the leaves fall even Florence goes under the dust sheets.
- In older tanks where the bottom is enriched by detritus, they all do well except for certain kinds with gauze-like leaves.
- It has deeply divided mid-green leaves that flare to wild, improbable scarlet.
- Listen to the dirge of the dry leaves, that were green and vigorous but a few moons before!
- The 15-day tour leaves May 8.
- They are nocturnal and live on leaves, insects, small mammals and birds.
- We watched the gardeners sweeping them into piles and the children swept up the leaves too.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
When you feel you’ve been cheated, it always leaves a nasty taste in the mouth (=makes you feel upset or angry afterwards).
· The last bus went ten minutes ago.
· When a senior employee leaves the company, we hold an exit interview.
When you feel you’ve been cheated, it always leaves a nasty taste in the mouth (=makes you feel upset or angry afterwards).· She wiped the soup off her blouse, but it left a stain.
(=someone can no longer move as the result of a stroke)· Two years later she had a stroke which left her paralysed.
· Trains depart from Rugby at half-hourly intervals until 4.00 pm.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
the plural of leaf- Suddenly as they exchanged memories each saw the other putting forth leaves.