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waterfall

Pronunciation: /ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/

The English word “waterfall” has 11 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A flow of water over the edge of a cliff.
  2. A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc.
  3. A chart depicting the timing and duration of network requests.
  4. The action of drinking from a vessel without touching it with the lips, considered more sanitary for a shared vessel.
  5. A necktie.
  6. A chignon (hairstyle).
  7. A beard.
  8. A kind of handstand with chin tucked and back arched.

verb

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

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”).

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