fell
Meanings
- the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
- seam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edges
- the act of felling something (as a tree)
- cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow;
- pass away rapidly;
- sew a seam by folding the edges
- descend in free fall under the influence of gravity;
- "The branch fell from the tree"
- "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse"
- move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way;
- "The curtain fell on the diva"
- "Her hand went up and then fell again"
- pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind;
- "She fell ill"
- "They fell out of favor"
- "she fell to pieces after she lost her work"
- come under, be classified or included;
- fall from clouds;
- suffer defeat, failure, or ruin;
- die, as in battle or in a hunt;
- "Many soldiers fell at Verdun"
- "The shooting victim fell dead"
- touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly;
- "Light fell on her face"
- be captured;
- "The cities fell to the enemy"
- occur at a specified time or place;
- decrease in size, extent, or range;
- "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"
- "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"
- "his voice fell to a whisper"
- yield to temptation or sin;
- "Adam and Eve fell"
- lose office or power;
- "The government fell overnight"
- "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen"
- to be given by assignment or distribution;
- "The most difficult task fell on the youngest member of the team"
- "The onus fell on us"
- "The pressure to succeed fell on the youngest student"
- move in a specified direction;
- be due;
- lose one's chastity;
- to be given by right or inheritance;
- "The estate fell to the oldest daughter"
- come into the possession of;
- fall to somebody by assignment or lot;
- "The task fell to me"
- "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"
- be inherited by;
- "The estate fell to my sister"
- slope downward;
- lose an upright position suddenly;
- "The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table"
- "Her hair fell across her forehead"
- drop oneself to a lower or less erect position;
- "She fell back in her chair"
- "He fell to his knees"
- fall or flow in a certain way;
- assume a disappointed or sad expression;
- "Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off"
- "his crest fell"
- be cast down;
- "his eyes fell"
- come out; issue;
- "silly phrases fell from her mouth"
- be born, used chiefly of lambs;
- "The lambs fell in the afternoon"
- begin vigorously;
- "The prisoners fell to work right away"
- go as if by falling;
- "Grief fell from our hearts"
- come as if by falling;
- "Night fell"
- "Silence fell"
- (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering;
- FELL adj FELLER, FELLEST cruel
- FELL v -ED -ING, -S to cause to fall
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 7
fell is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordfell is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fell is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 9
fell is a valid Words With Friends word