WATERFALL

waterfall, falls

(noun) a steep descent of the water of a river

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• (flow of water over the edge a cliff): cascade, cataract, sault

Verb

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



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