falls

Plural: falls

Noun

• the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
• a steep descent of the water of a river
• the season when the leaves fall from the trees
• a sudden drop from an upright position
• the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve
• a downward slope or bend
• a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
• a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
• a movement downward
• the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
• the time of day immediately following sunset
• when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
• a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
• a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
• A waterfall.
• plural of fall

Verb

• descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
• move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
• pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
• come under, be classified or included
• fall from clouds
• suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
• die, as in battle or in a hunt
• touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
• be captured
• occur at a specified time or place
  • "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"
  • "The accent falls on the first syllable"
• decrease in size, extent, or range
• yield to temptation or sin
• lose office or power
• to be given by assignment or distribution
• move in a specified direction
• be due
• lose one's chastity
• to be given by right or inheritance
• come into the possession of
• fall to somebody by assignment or lot
• be inherited by
• slope downward
• lose an upright position suddenly
• drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
• fall or flow in a certain way
• assume a disappointed or sad expression
• be cast down
• come out; issue
• be born, used chiefly of lambs
• begin vigorously
• go as if by falling
• come as if by falling
• third-person singular simple present indicative of fall

Synonyms

accrue, autumn, capitulation, come, come down, crepuscle, crepuscule, declension, declination, decline, declivity, decrease, descend, descent, devolve, diminish, dip, downfall, downslope, drop, dusk, evenfall, Fall, fall, fall down, flow, free fall, gloam, gloaming, go down, hang, lessen, light, nightfall, pass, pin, precipitate, return, settle, shine, spill, strike, surrender, tumble, twilight, waterfall

Antonyms

ascend, ascent, increase, rise