Difference between Flick and Leaf

What is the difference between Flick and Leaf?

Flick as a verb is to move (something) with a short, quick motion. while Leaf as a verb is to produce leaves; put forth foliage.

Flick

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To move (something) with a short, quick motion.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip. A motion picture; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema. A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target.

Example sentence: It feels so good to be able to be part of an action flick like 'The Raid' and to read the rave reviews in a number of film festivals.

Leaf

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To produce leaves; put forth foliage.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.Anything resembling the leaf of a plant.A sheet of any substance beaten or rolled until very thin.A sheet of a book, magazine, etc (consisting of two pages, one on each face of the leaf).(in plural leaves) Tea leaves.A flat section used to extend the size of a table.A foliage leaf or any of the many and often considerably different structures it can specialise into.In a tree, a node that has no descendants.

Example sentence: My coming to faith did not start with a leap but rather a series of staggers from what seemed like one safe place to another. Like lily pads, round and green, these places summoned and then held me up while I grew. Each prepared me for the next leaf on which I would land, and in this way I moved across the swamp of doubt and fear.

We hope you now know whether to use Flick or Leaf in your sentence.

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