waterfall
IPA: wˈɔtɝfɔɫ
noun
- A flow of water over the edge of a cliff.
- (figuratively) A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc.
- (technical, computing, slang) Waterfall model
- (slang, US) The action of drinking from a vessel without touching it with the lips, considered more sanitary for a shared vessel.
- (colloquial, dated) A necktie.
- (colloquial, dated) A chignon.
- (colloquial, dated) A beard.
- (art, historical) A stylistic art trend for furniture which was popular in the 1930s and 1940s, featuring wooden surfaces and curved edges prominently in its design.
verb
- (intransitive) To fall like a waterfall.
- (transitive) To drink (something) from a container by pouring it from a height so as not to touch one's lips to the rim.
- (roller derby) Synonym of recycle
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Examples of "waterfall" in Sentences
- The waterfall is stupendous.
- The waterfalls teem into the river.
- The waterfall is known as The Cascade.
- It is the source of the Dadie Waterfall.
- The waterfall is at the end of the asphalt road.
- The waterfall is located at the mouth of the gorge.
- The biggest attraction in the park is the waterfall.
- Cascading waterfall from the washbasin to the bathtub
- Now the waterfall is more like a dripfall – pathetic.
- Good luck to the person at the bottom of the waterfall
- The Hexagon river cascade in a waterfall and creates the pool.
- Waterfalls cascade, frogs croak and howler monkeys, well, howl.
- I know it is called waterfall because the wood grain runs over the rounded edges of the pieces, like water running over Niagara Falls.
- Jen #109: They did add extra scenes in the movie (hence Victoria at prom) & the waterfall is at the part where they go hiking to the meadow.
- I was glad to observe that she wore her own hair, plaited in thick braids against the back of her head, instead of the uncomely thing they call a waterfall, which is about as much like
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