Falls

//fɔːlz// name, noun, verb, slang

name, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1
A waterfall.
"Niagara Falls"
2
plural of fall form-of, plural
3
a steep descent of the water of a river wordnet
4
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris) wordnet

Verb

1
third-person singular simple present indicative of fall form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Proper Noun

1
A surname.
2
plural of Fall form-of, plural
3
A placename; An unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States.
4
A placename; An unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States.
5
A placename; A short name for the local waterfall slang

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6
A placename; Ellipsis of Niagara Falls. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Synonyms

waterfall cascade cataract chute fall force

Example

"He who wears armor falls with a big crash!"

Related phrases

American Falls Bishop's Falls Black River Falls Boyoma Falls Carrington Falls Chippewa Falls Clam Falls Cottonwood Falls Crystal Falls Cuyahoga Falls Darbys Falls Falls Church

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