waterfall

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.5 See also 1.6 External links

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old English wætergefeall, cf. German Wasserfall, Dutch waterval, Old Norse vatnfall

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/, SAMPA: /"wO:t@fO:l/
• (US) enPR: wäʹtər-fôl, IPA: /ˈwɑtɚfɔl/, SAMPA: /"wAt@`fOl/
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[edit] Noun

waterfall (plural waterfalls)

1. A flow of water over the edge of a cliff.
2. (figuratively) A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc.
   • A waterfall of mist from the open freezer.

[edit] Synonyms

• (flow of water over the edge a cliff): cascade, cataract, sault

[edit] Derived terms

• coastal waterfall
• waterfall bong
• waterfall effect
• waterfall illusion
• waterfall model
• waterfall stomach

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to waterfall (third-person singular simple present waterfalls, present participle waterfalling, simple past and past participle waterfalled)

1. (intransitive) To fall like a waterfall.
   • 1994, Nora Roberts, Private Scandals, page 54:

     Rain ran off the bill of his fielder's cap and waterfalled in front of his face.

   • 1999, Jane Yolen, Bruce Coville, Armageddon Summer‎, page 79:

     Zondra, whose dirty-blond hair waterfalled above her head from a colorful tie, gave a snorting, horsey kind of laugh.

   • 2008, John Gardner, No Human Enemy‎, page 156:

     they turned into the drive of The Manor with its red-brick front and the wonderful cloak of Virginia creeper waterfalling down between the windows.

[edit] Derived terms

• waterfalled
• waterfalling

[edit] See also

• smokefall

[edit] External links

• WorldWaterfalls.com - Stock Waterfall Photographs, Waterfall Information, Waterfall Forum