Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A steep descent of water from a height; a cascade.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A steep fall or flow of water from a height; a cascade; a cataract.
- noun A neck-tie or scarf with long drooping ends.
- noun A chignon.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A fall, or perpendicular descent, of the water of a river or stream, or a descent nearly perpendicular; a cascade; a cataract.
- noun (Hairdressing) An arrangement of a woman's back hair over a cushion or frame in some resemblance to a waterfall.
- noun A certain kind of neck scarf.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
flow of water over theedge of acliff . - noun figuratively A waterfall-like
outpouring ofliquid ,smoke , etc. - noun technical, computing, slang Waterfall model
- verb intransitive To fall like a waterfall.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a steep descent of the water of a river
Etymologies
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Examples
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Jen #109: They did add extra scenes in the movie (hence Victoria at prom) & the waterfall is at the part where they go hiking to the meadow.
Twilight's First Official Photo and Why I'm Passing « FirstShowing.net 2008
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I was glad to observe that she wore her own hair, plaited in thick braids against the back of her head, instead of the uncomely thing they call a waterfall, which is about as much like
The Innocents Abroad Mark Twain 1872
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I was glad to observe that she wore her own hair, plaited in thick braids against the back of her head, instead of the uncomely thing they call a waterfall, which is about as much like
The Innocents Abroad — Volume 04 Mark Twain 1872
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Cascading waterfall from the washbasin to the bathtub
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Cascading waterfall from the washbasin to the bathtub
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Cascading waterfall from the washbasin to the bathtub
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Cascading waterfall from the washbasin to the bathtub
Waterfall Plasma TV 2009
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Cascading waterfall from the washbasin to the bathtub
Waterfall Plasma TV 2009
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I know it is called waterfall because the wood grain runs over the rounded edges of the pieces, like water running over Niagara Falls.
Christmas Magic Jack Canfield 2010
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Now the waterfall is more like a dripfall – pathetic.
Biking in Yosemite 2008
whichbe commented on the word waterfall
It is sometimes advised that we don't go chasing these.
October 9, 2008
jennarenn commented on the word waterfall
One really ought to stick to the rivers and the lakes that one is used to.
October 9, 2008
reesetee commented on the word waterfall
I'm always chasing rainbows.
October 9, 2008
kewpid commented on the word waterfall
You're so stubborn, wanting to have it your way or nothing at all.
October 9, 2008
reesetee commented on the word waterfall
But my life is a race, just a wild goose chase,
And my dreams have all been denied!
October 9, 2008
bilby commented on the word waterfall
I tried miming this once. It went badly.
October 9, 2008
kewpid commented on the word waterfall
did you try splitting it into two?
October 9, 2008
bilby commented on the word waterfall
Yeah, it was the fall bit. It's hard to show how water falls just using your hands.
October 10, 2008
dontcry commented on the word waterfall
I had to mime 'slice of pizza' once. Now that I think of it, a hot, melting slice of pizza is not so different from a waterfall.
October 10, 2008
jodi commented on the word waterfall
1870: "so much hair of her own, that she never patronized either rats, mice, waterfalls, switches or puff combs", An Old Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott, Chapter XI. Needles and Tongues https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/An_Old_Fashioned_Girl/Chapter_XI
April 16, 2018