waterfall, falls
(noun) a steep descent of the water of a river
Source: WordNet® 3.1
waterfall (plural waterfalls)
a flow of water over the edge of a cliff.
Synonyms: cataract, cascade
(figuratively) A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc.
(technical, computing, slang) Waterfall model
(slang, America) 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.
• (flow of water over the edge a cliff): cascade, cataract, sault
waterfall (third-person singular simple present waterfalls, present participle waterfalling, simple past and past participle waterfalled)
(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.
Source: Wiktionary
Wa"ter*fall`, n.
1. A fall, or perpendicular descent, of the water of a river or stream, or a descent nearly perpendicular; a cascade; a cataract.
2. (Hairdressing)
Definition: An arrangement of a woman's back hair over a cushion or frame in some resemblance to a waterfall.
3. A certain kind of neck scarf. T. Hughes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
