fell

Speech parts

1. fell - Noun

2. fell - Adjective

3. fell - Verb

Derived from fall

4. fell - Adverb

6. fell - Adjective Satellite

7. Fell - Proper noun

Meaning

of Fall

imp. of Fall.

Cruel; barbarous; inhuman; fierce; savage; ravenous.

Eager; earnest; intent.

Gall; anger; melancholy.

A skin or hide of a beast with the wool or hair on; a pelt; -- used chiefly in composition, as woolfell.

A barren or rocky hill.

A wild field; a moor.

To cause to fall; to prostrate; to bring down or to the ground; to cut down.

The finer portions of ore which go through the meshes, when the ore is sorted by sifting.

To sew or hem; -- said of seams.

A form of seam joining two pieces of cloth, the edges being folded together and the stitches taken through both thicknesses.

The end of a web, formed by the last thread of the weft.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

savage brutal cruel cut down drop hide fierce vicious ferocious vanish barbarous roughshod strike down dropped collapsed
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Antonyms

blest meadow received accepted humane levitation
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Hypernyms

cut pass kill killing stitch lapse

Hyponyms

cut lumber rawhide cowhide poleaxe log

Phrases with the word

in one fell swoop the wheels fell off the wheels fell off the wagon the wheels fell off the bus the sky fell in Fell pony syndrome

Derivatives

felled felling

Examples

a barbarous crime Source: Internet

brutal beatings Source: Internet

cruel tortures Source: Internet

Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks Source: Internet

a savage slap Source: Internet

vicious kicks Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Felker Felkin Felkirk fell apart fell asleep fell behind