Word Finder - fall

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The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.

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A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc.

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The time of the year when the leaves typically fall from the trees; autumn; the season of the year between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice.

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A loss of greatness or status.

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the fall of Rome

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That which falls or cascades.

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A crucial event or circumstance.

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A hairpiece for women consisting of long strands of hair on a woven backing, intended primarily to cover hair loss.

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Blame or punishment for a failure or misdeed.

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He set up his rival to take the fall.

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The part of the rope of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting (usu. plural).

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Have the goodness to secure the falls of the mizzen halyards.

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An old Scots unit of measure equal to six ells.

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A short, flexible piece of leather forming part of a bullwhip, placed between the thong and the cracker.

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The lid, on a piano, that covers the keyboard

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(heading) To be moved downwards.

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To move downwards.

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To happen, to change negatively.

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To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance.

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And so it falls to me to make this important decision.  The estate fell to his brother; the kingdom fell into the hands of his rivals.

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To diminish; to lessen or lower.

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To bring forth.

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to fall lambs

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To issue forth into life; to be brought forth; said of the young of certain animals.

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To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin.

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To become ensnared or entrapped; to be worse off than before.

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to fall into error;  to fall into difficulties

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To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; said of the face.

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To happen; to come to pass; to chance or light (upon).

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To begin with haste, ardour, or vehemence; to rush or hurry.

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After arguing, they fell to blows.

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To be dropped or uttered carelessly.

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An unguarded expression fell from his lips.

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(of a fabric) To hang down (under the influence of gravity).

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An Empire-style dress has a high waistline – directly under the bust – from which the dress falls all the way to a hem as low as the floor.

Does the rain fall there?

How could anyone fall asleep that fast?

This same summer the pond has begun to fall again.

Now, into the house, before you fall ill.

I'd better get a screwdriver and tighten that ladder before you fall and break your neck.

And each of these items will fall in price.

He felt the rise and fall of each breath and was inches from the slightly parted full lips just begging for a kiss.

Deidre let the tears fall that she'd held back.

The chain-of-events had unfolded the way she planned, except that Gabriel didn't fall into her lap, and she had lost all her power in the process.

Ben can fall asleep in the middle of a conversation.

It was all they could do, for to go away and leave that strange sight was impossible; nor could they hurry its fall in any way.

The third time that he thrust out the weapon there was a loud roar and a fall, and suddenly at his feet appeared the form of a great red bear, which was nearly as big as the horse and much stronger and fiercer.

We will know it is coming when we see the prices of more products fall while their quality increases.

Take care, you'll fall out.

The battery in the lantern might be dead or the fall might have broken it.

She left in a huff, and Dusty crossed his arms against Ohio's fall breeze.

I... I don't think I can fall asleep.

He let the child fall into the trunk, slammed it and quickly drove away just as the mother was emerging from the house.

The Russians might fall on his left wing, might break through his center, he himself might be killed by a stray cannon ball.

He saw him fall.

As technology improves, all these processes and systems will improve and also fall in price.

I will take very good care of him, and not let him fall and hurt himself.

It was time to fall back and rebuild another.

The arms that rescued her continued to cradle her gently, and what the fall had failed to do to her heart beat, his close proximity completed.

I gave her a week to make Gabriel fall in love with her, or I get her soul.

Then, as a nation grows wealthier, tax rates could fall in terms of percentages because the nation is making so much more money.

Ducks and geese frequent it in the spring and fall, the white-bellied swallows (Hirundo bicolor) skim over it, and the peetweets (Totanus macularius) "teeter" along its stony shores all summer.

I'll be sixty in the fall.

The sky hung like a gray sheet over the white landscape and huge flakes continued to fall.

The fall of the kingdom was only temporary, for we hear of a defeat of the Scottish king Cuilean by the Britons in 97 1.

Projectiles began to fall still more frequently in the battery.

She jerked her head up and stared at him, letting the nightgown fall loosely around her body.

I was culpable in contributing openly to the memory of Miss Washington and I was listed in some press accounts as the well-known grandfather of Eric when he was kidnapped last fall.

These latest grabs started up last fall so I'm looking at prison releases of sex offenders and going over them one by one.

Back last fall he knew I didn't want to go there.

Fingers and thumbs were struck constantly and after a few hours I was the first to fall.

He stood, weaved on his feet, and started to fall.

She wore only a long shirt to her knees that twisted to her stomach with her fall.

Relief made the tears she'd been holding begin to fall.

He wanted to stay in New Jersey this fall.

Tickets were sold throughout the tourist season, and the winner's name was drawn at Oktoberfest in the fall.

The rough track he followed ceased to exist, as if the vehicle had become airborne in its terrible fall.

She unfastened the belt of her robe and hunched up, pushing it aside, letting it fall open just enough to expose an uninterrupted line of flesh from between her breasts, and down her torso and leg.

The air was cool and clear, as crisp as a fall day.

He sure didn't fall all the way down from where the line was cut and I doubt anyone cut the rope when he was half way down the cliff.

He could now picture how Jerome Shipton might have caused his own fall.

He had no idea if he possessed the strength to stop his fall once the loosened slack had expired.

Fortunate for him it was then near enough to the end of the line that his fall wasn't far enough to kill him.

Before entering, he looked up at the cerulean fall sky once more to feel the sun.

Between his conquest today and the crisp fall air, he felt on top of the world.