Noun
- 1. falls, perianth, chlamys, floral envelope, perigone, perigonium
- usage: the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
- 2. waterfall, falls, body of water, water
- usage: a steep descent of the water of a river
Noun
- 1. falls, perianth, chlamys, floral envelope, perigone, perigonium
- usage: the season when the leaves fall from the trees; "in the fall of 1973"
- 2. waterfall, falls, body of water, water
- usage: a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice"
- 3. fall, autumn, season, time of year
- usage: the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve; "women have been blamed ever since the Fall"
- 4. spill, tumble, fall, slip, trip
- usage: a downward slope or bend
- 5. Fall
- usage: a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity; "a fall from virtue"
- 6. descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope, slope, incline, side
- usage: a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"
- 7. fall, sin, sinning
- usage: a movement downward; "the rise and fall of the tides"
- 8. fall, downfall, weakening
- usage: the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"
- 9. fall, change of location, travel
- usage: the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night"
- 10. capitulation, fall, surrender, loss
- usage: when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
- 11. twilight, dusk, gloaming, gloam, nightfall, evenfall, fall, crepuscule, crepuscle, hour, time of day
- usage: a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"
- 12. fall, pin, victory, triumph
- usage: a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall"
Verb
- 1. fall, travel, go, move, locomote
- usage: descend in free fall under the influence of gravity; "The branch fell from the tree"; "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse"
- 2. descend, fall, go down, come down, travel, go, move, locomote
- usage: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
- 3. fall, change state, turn
- usage: pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind; "fall into a trap"; "She fell ill"; "They fell out of favor"; "Fall in love"; "fall asleep"; "fall prey to an imposter"; "fall into a strange way of thinking"; "she fell to pieces after she lost her work"
- 4. fall, come, be
- usage: come under, be classified or included; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading"
- 5. precipitate, come down, fall
- usage: fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"
- 6. fall, fail, go wrong, miscarry
- usage: suffer defeat, failure, or ruin; "We must stand or fall"; "fall by the wayside"
- 7. fall, die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it
- usage: die, as in battle or in a hunt; "Many soldiers fell at Verdun"; "Several deer have fallen to the same gun"; "The shooting victim fell dead"
- 8. fall, shine, strike, happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place
- usage: touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears"
- 9. fall, yield
- usage: be captured; "The cities fell to the enemy"
- 10. fall, happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place
- usage: occur at a specified time or place; "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"; "The accent falls on the first syllable"
- 11. decrease, diminish, lessen, fall, change magnitude
- usage: decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
- 12. fall, fall, sin, transgress, trespass
- usage: yield to temptation or sin; "Adam and Eve fell"
- 13. fall, leave office, quit, step down, resign
- usage: lose office or power; "The government fell overnight"; "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen"
- 14. fall
- usage: to be given by assignment or distribution; "The most difficult task fell on the youngest member of the team"; "The onus fell on us"; "The pressure to succeed fell on the youngest student"
- 15. fall, travel, go, move, locomote
- usage: move in a specified direction; "The line of men fall forward"
- 16. fall, be
- usage: be due; "payments fall on the 1st of the month"
- 17. fall
- usage: lose one's chastity; "a fallen woman"
- 18. fall
- usage: to be given by right or inheritance; "The estate fell to the oldest daughter"
- 19. accrue, fall, change hands, change owners
- usage: come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son"
- 20. fall, light, fall, return, pass, devolve
- usage: fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"
- 21. fall, return, pass, devolve, change hands, change owners
- usage: be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
- 22. fall, slope, incline, pitch
- usage: slope downward; "The hills around here fall towards the ocean"
- 23. fall, fall down, change posture
- usage: lose an upright position suddenly; "The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table"; "Her hair fell across her forehead"
- 24. fall, change posture
- usage: drop oneself to a lower or less erect position; "She fell back in her chair"; "He fell to his knees"
- 25. hang, fall, flow
- usage: fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back"
- 26. fall, change
- usage: assume a disappointed or sad expression; "Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off"; "his crest fell"
- 27. fall, change
- usage: be cast down; "his eyes fell"
- 28. fall, issue, emerge, come out, come forth, go forth, egress
- usage: come out; issue; "silly phrases fell from her mouth"
- 29. fall, be born
- usage: be born, used chiefly of lambs; "The lambs fell in the afternoon"
- 30. fall, get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
- usage: begin vigorously; "The prisoners fell to work right away"
- 31. fall, disappear, vanish, go away
- usage: go as if by falling; "Grief fell from our hearts"
- 32. fall, descend, settle, come
- usage: come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell"
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