falls

Speech parts

1. falls - Noun

2. falls - Verb

3. Falls - Proper noun

Meaning

a steep descent of the water of a river

the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Cascades waterfall RAPIDS drops trips Waterfalls stumbles declines collapses slides descends sinks cataracts plunges fall
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Antonyms

are flies is triumpher Bears handles
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Hypernyms

water perianth chlamys perigonium perigone body of water

Hyponyms

cascade cataract

Phrases with the word

jog falls the curtain falls Stanley Falls Owen Falls Sutherland Falls Russell Falls

Examples

Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows not that it brings abundance to drive away the hunger. Basil of Caesarea

He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God. Aeschylus

The fear of God illumines the soul, annihilates evil, weakens the passions, drives darkness from the soul and makes it pure. The fear of God is the summit of wisdom. Where it is not you will find nothing good. Whoever does not have the fear of God is open to diabolical falls. Ephrem the Syrian

Hasty climbers have sudden falls. English Proverb

An apple never falls far from the tree. English Proverb

The bridge is repaired only after someone falls in the water. Somali Proverb

Close letter words and terms

fallowness Fallows fallrate falls all over Falls City Falls County