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Princeton's WordNet

  1. fallsnoun

    the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)

  2. waterfall, fallsnoun

    a steep descent of the water of a river

Wiktionary

  1. fallsnoun

    A waterfall.

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  1. falls

    Falls refers to the act or instance of accidentally or unexpectedly dropping down or collapsing due to loss of balance or control, often leading to injury. It can also refer to natural features such as waterfalls where a stream or river drops from a height. The term can also indicate a decline or decrease in a particular aspect, like prices, rates, or standards.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. falls

    When a ship is not flush, this is the term given to those risings of some parts of her decks (which she may have) more than others.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. FALLS

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Falls is ranked #4865 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Falls surname appeared 7,250 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Falls.

    72.3% or 5,244 total occurrences were White.
    21.8% or 1,584 total occurrences were Black.
    2.4% or 176 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    2.2% or 160 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    0.6% or 50 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.5% or 36 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Falls' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4310

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Falls' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4234

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Falls in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Falls in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Falls in a Sentence

  1. Haim Ginott:

    Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.

  2. Alice James:

    Physical pain however great ends in itself and falls away like dry husks from the mind, whilst moral discords and nervous horrors sear the soul.

  3. Joe Biden:

    For over 25 years, Equal Pay Day has helped draw attention to gender-based pay disparities by highlighting how far into a new year a woman must work, on average, to earn what a man did in the previous year, this year, Equal Pay Day falls on March 15, the earliest we have ever marked the occasion. The earlier that Equal Pay Day arrives, the closer our Nation has come to achieving pay fairness. But while we should celebrate the progress we have made, as I have said in the past, we should not be satisfied until Equal Pay Day is no longer necessary at all.

  4. Lorne Baring:

    Geopolitical risk, including acts of terrorism which directly affect trade or movement, remains a significant risk factor to monitor, in a period where there is suboptimal growth both in Europe and globally, combined with equity valuations that are no longer cheap, there exists an environment which is susceptible to shocks that can act as a trigger for falls in asset prices.

  5. John Paulson:

    I think gold is fairly valued today, as Western demand for gold falls because the fear of inflation is low, demand out of Asia continues to grow for it as a store of value and for use in jewelry.

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