Waterfall
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English
Noun
Waterfall (plural Waterfalls)- A flow of water over the edge of a cliff.
- (figuratively) A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc.
- (technical, computing, slang)
Verb
Waterfall (third-person singular simple present Waterfalls, present participle Waterfalling, simple past and past participle Waterfalled)
- (intransitive) To fall like a waterfall.
Adjectives for Waterfall
ethereal; sheeted; distant; babbling; misty; overhanging; sudden; blazing; dashing; living; roaring; gamboling; graceful.
Verbs for Waterfall
approach—; bridge—; erode into—; span—; view—; —cascades; —churns; —deluges; —descends; —endangers; —froths; —gurgles; —s lace; —leaps; —pitches; — roars; —rolls; —rumbles; —scuds over; — sprays; —threatens; —thunders; —tinkles.
Thesaurus
Niagara, cascade, cataract, chute, collapse, comedown, crash, debacle, declension, declination, descending, descension, descent, down, downfall, downflow, downgrade, downpour, downrush, downtrend, downturn, downward trend, drop, dropping, eddy, fall, falling, falls, force, gravitation, inclination, plummeting, pounce, rapids, riffle, sault, shoot, spout, stoop, surge, swoop, vortex, whirlpool
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/, SAMPA: /"wO:t@fO:l/
- (US) enPR: wäʹtər-fôl, IPA: /ˈwɑtɚfɔl/, SAMPA: /"wAt@`fOl/
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