Definition of WATERFALL

waterfall

Plural: waterfalls

Noun

  • a steep descent of the water of a river
  • A flow of water over the edge of a cliff.
  • A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc.
  • Short for waterfall model
  • The action of drinking from a vessel without touching it with the lips, considered more sanitary for a shared vessel.
  • A necktie.
  • A chignon (hairstyle).
  • A beard.
  • A kind of handstand with chin tucked and back arched.

Verb

  • To fall like a waterfall.
  • To drink (something) from a container by pouring it from a height so as not to touch one's lips to the rim.
  • Synonym of recycle.

Examples

  • A very long duration project […] had taken a whole group of people through a painful waterfall development process.
  • A waterfall of mist came from the open freezer.
  • Hey man, can I take a waterfall from your bottle?

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English waterfal, waterfalle, from Old English wæterġefeall (“waterfall”), equivalent to water + fall. Cognate with West Frisian wetterfal (“waterfall”), Dutch waterval (“waterfall”), German Wasserfall (“waterfall”), Swedish vattenfall (“waterfall”).

Scrabble Score: 15

waterfall: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
waterfall: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
waterfall: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

waterfall: valid Words With Friends Word