Definitions for falls
falls

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

1. falls(noun)

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

2. waterfall, falls(noun)

   a steep descent of the water of a river

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. falls(Noun)

   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.

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

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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. Wood Mackenzie:

   Demand growth was already fairly bad, if the domestic economy falls apart, the decline in oil demand growth will radically worsen.

2. Jerry Nadler:

   Given that Robert Mueller was unable to pursue criminal charges against the President, it falls to Congress to respond to the crimes, lies and other wrongdoing of President Donald Trump -- and we will do so, at this point all options are on the table, and nothing should be ruled out.

3. Nelson Mandela:

   Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation.

4. William Temple:

   When all is done, human life is, at the greatest and the best, but like a froward child, that must be played with and humored a little to keep it quiet till it falls asleep, and then the care is over.

5. Yutaka Miura:

   The Japanese market will likely stay unstable for a while, there are a lot of concerns in the market, but the two main things investors in Japan are concerned about now are a rising yen and continuous falls in U.S. shares.

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