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waterfall
A flow of water over the edge of a cliff.
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 9
- Starts with
- W
- Ends with
- L
- Contains
- ATERFAL
- Scrabble score
- 15
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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noun
A flow of water over the edge of a cliff.
A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc.
“A waterfall of mist came from the open freezer.”
Waterfall model
The action of drinking from a vessel without touching it with the lips, considered more sanitary for a shared vessel.
“Hey man, can I take a waterfall from your bottle?”
A necktie.
A chignon.
A beard.
“I found home a dreary place after my long absence; for half the children I had known were now wearing whiskers or waterfalls... (Mark Twain, Roughing It)”
verb
To fall like a waterfall.
To drink (something) from a container by pouring it from a height so as not to touch one's lips to the rim.
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Example Sentences
A waterfall of mist came from the open freezer.
Hey man, can I take a waterfall from your bottle?
I found home a dreary place after my long absence; for half the children I had known were now wearing whiskers or waterfalls... (Mark Twain, Roughing It)
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