leaflet

About 1.43 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun One of the components of a compound leaf.
2. noun A small plant leaf.

   The new leaflets at the end of the branch were a lighter shade of green than the mature leaves.

3. noun A small sheet of paper containing information, used for dissemination of said information, often an advertisement.

   A leaflet had been left under the car's windshield wiper.

4. noun A flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel.
5. verb To distribute leaflets to.

   A sidewalk preacher gave an impassioned sermon while an assistant leafleted those who stayed to listen.

6. verb To distribute leaflets.

   During the summer, Peter earned some extra cash by leafleting for a local pizza delivery restaurant.

Similar words

cusp folder booklet pamphlet brochure leaf fascicle coaptation slip sheet

Often followed by

of is and was in on to for which

Word family

leafleted leafleting leaflets leafletted leafletting