falls
fawlz
- n the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
- n a steep descent of the water of a river
- n the season when the leaves fall from the trees
- n a sudden drop from an upright position
- n the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve
- n a downward slope or bend
- n a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
- n a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
- n a movement downward
- n the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
- n the time of day immediately following sunset
- n when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
- n a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
- n a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
- v descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
- v move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
- v pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
- v come under, be classified or included
- v fall from clouds
- v suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
- v die, as in battle or in a hunt
- v touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
- v be captured
- v occur at a specified time or place
Christmas falls on a Monday this year
The accent falls on the first syllable - v decrease in size, extent, or range
- v yield to temptation or sin
- v lose office or power
- v to be given by assignment or distribution
- v move in a specified direction
- v be due
- v lose one's chastity
- v to be given by right or inheritance
- v come into the possession of
- v fall to somebody by assignment or lot
- v be inherited by
- v slope downward
- v lose an upright position suddenly
- v drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
- v fall or flow in a certain way
- v assume a disappointed or sad expression
- v be cast down
- v come out; issue
- v be born, used chiefly of lambs
- v begin vigorously
- v go as if by falling
- v come as if by falling
- The link seems obvious, but a new study is the first to suggest that inner-ear imbalances, which are common among older adults, may be causing many preventable falls.
- The poverty rate falls .
- This year Easter falls on its latest possible date: April 25.