Definitions for falls
falls

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. fallsnoun

   A waterfall.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

Matched Categories

1. • Body Of Water
   • Perianth
   • River

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

How to pronounce falls?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say falls in sign language?

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. Anne Bink:

   We were much more prepared. We have four warehouses now strategically located throughout the island, which includes commodities, exponentially larger supplies than in the past, we're proactively there -- and well ahead of any storm hitting -- to make sure that we are coordinating. And all of the planning efforts we undertake during those blue skies days can be brought to bear when the rain falls.

2. Martin Ruffo:

   Iguazu Falls always catches you by surprise, they're truly a magnificent display of nature.

3. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders:

   If somebody has a gun and it falls into the hands of a murderer and the murderer kills somebody with a gun, do you hold the gun manufacturer responsible? Not any more than you would hold a hammer company responsible if somebody beats somebody over the head with a hammer. That is not what a lawsuit should be about.

4. Peter Micek:

   The burden falls squarely on Apple to justify blocking global updates to Telegram, a hugely popular messaging app.

5. Edwin Hubbel Chapin:

   Through every rift of discovery some seeming anomaly drops out of the darkness, and falls, as a golden link, into the great chain of order.

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