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Waterfall Common

Waterfall has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a steep descent of the water of a river

"The hikers paused at the edge to watch the powerful waterfall where the mountain river plunged into the valley below."

2

a flow of water over the edge of a cliff.

"The hikers paused to watch the magnificent waterfall cascade down the steep cliff face."

Verb
1

To fall like a waterfall.

"The rain poured down so heavily that it seemed to pour off the roof in a continuous sheet, falling like a waterfall onto the pavement below."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
body of water
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
cascade cataract
Rhyming Words
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