FALLS
Dictionary entry overview: What does falls mean?
• FALLS (noun)
The noun FALLS has 2 senses:
1. the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
2. a steep descent of the water of a river
Familiarity information: FALLS used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FALLS (noun)
Meaning:
The petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("falls" is a kind of...):
chlamys; floral envelope; perianth; perigone; perigonium (collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils)
Meaning:
A steep descent of the water of a river
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
waterfall; falls
Hypernyms ("falls" is a kind of...):
body of water; water (the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "falls"):
cascade (a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls)
cataract (a large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice)
Instance hyponyms:
American Falls (a part of Niagara Falls in western New York (north of Buffalo))
Victoria; Victoria Falls (a waterfall in the Zambezi River on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia; diminishes seasonally)
Urubupunga; Urubupunga Falls (a waterfall in the Parana river in Brazil)
Twin; Twin Falls (a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho)
Tugela; Tugela Falls (a major waterfall in southern Africa; has more than one leap)
Takakkaw (a waterfall in southeastern British Columbia; the highest waterfall in Canada (1250 feet high))
Guaira; Guaira Falls; Sete Quedas (a great waterfall on the border between Brazil and Paraguay)
Paulo Afonso; Paulo Afonso Falls (a major waterfall in northeastern Brazil)
Niagara; Niagara Falls (waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls)
Iguassu; Iguassu Falls; Iguazu; Iguazu Falls; Victoria Falls (a large waterfall on the border between Argentina and Brazil)
Cuquenan; Cuquenan Falls; Kukenaam; Kukenaam Falls (a famous waterfall in Venezuela)
Canadian Falls; Horseshoe Falls (a part of Niagara Falls in Ontario)
Angel; Angel Falls (the highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies seasonally)
Yosemite; Yosemite Falls (a series of waterfalls in Yosemite National Park in California; is reduced to a trickle for part of each year)
Holonyms ("falls" is a part of...):
river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))
