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waterfall
/ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/
noun 5name 5verb 3
Collocations
4(noun.)
ADJ
great, high | impressive, magnificent, spectacular | small
WATERFALL + VERB
cascade, pour down, tumble
The water tumbled down the waterfall with a thunderous roar that echoed through the valley.
Definitions
noun
1
A flow of water over the edge of a cliff.
2
A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc.
A waterfall of mist came from the open freezer.
3
Short for waterfall model
A very long duration project […] had taken a whole group of people through a painful waterfall development process.
4
The action of drinking from a vessel without touching it with the lips, considered more sanitary for a shared vessel.
Hey man, can I take a waterfall from your bottle?
5
A necktie.
verb
1
To fall like a waterfall.
Rain ran off the bill of his fielder's cap and waterfalled in front of his face.
Zondra, whose dirty-blond hair waterfalled above her head from a colorful tie, gave a snorting, horsey kind of laugh.
2
To drink (something) from a container by pouring it from a height so as not to touch one's lips to the rim.
3
Synonym of recycle.
name
1
A stylistic art trend for furniture which was popular in the 1930s and 1940s, featuring wooden surfaces and curved edges prominently in its design.
2
A barangay of Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines.
3
A barangay of Balingasag, Misamis Oriental, Philippines.
4
A barangay of Panabo, Davao del Norte, Philippines.
5
A barangay of Kiblawan, Davao del Sur, Philippines.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a steep descent of the water of a river
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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A waterfall of mist came from the open freezer.
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A very long duration project […] had taken a whole group of people through a painful waterfall development process.
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Hey man, can I take a waterfall from your bottle?
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Rain ran off the bill of his fielder's cap and waterfalled in front of his face.
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Zondra, whose dirty-blond hair waterfalled above her head from a colorful tie, gave a snorting, horsey kind of laugh.
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they turned into the drive of The Manor with its red-brick front and the wonderful cloak of Virginia creeper waterfalling down between the windows.
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