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. Benjamin Levine:

   It falls upon the poorest, so what do you do with a kid out in West Texas,who doesn't have insurance, there isn't a pediatric cardiologist for 500 miles? What's that kid supposed to do? You can't just wave your hands over it.

2. William Shakespeare:

   I pray thee cease thy counsel, Which falls into mine ears as profitless as water in a sieve.

3. Harry Harris:

   We should cooperate with China wherever we can, but we have to confront China where we must, some of their activities in the South China Sea falls into that category.

4. Thomas Nash:

   Beauty is but a flower,Which wrinkles will devourBrightness falls from the airQueens have died young and fairDust hath closed Helen's eye.I am sick, I must dieLord have mercy on us.

5. Kazuo Momma:

   The only way to stop yield falls is to dramatically trim bond buying. But that's hard to do because the BOJ also promises to increase money printing, markets are testing the BOJ's resolve to defend the floor for yields, but I don't think the BOJ has a clear idea on how to deal with this problem.

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