FALL
Scrabble letter values: F4A1L1L1 = 7
Definition
- noun the season when the leaves fall from the trees. — synonyms: autumn
- noun a sudden drop from an upright position. — synonyms: spill, tumble
- noun the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve.
- noun a downward slope or bend. — synonyms: descent, declivity, decline, declination, declension, downslope
- noun a lapse into sin.
- noun a sudden decline in strength or number or importance. — synonyms: downfall
- noun a movement downward.
- noun the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions). — synonyms: capitulation, surrender
- noun the time of day immediately following sunset. — synonyms: twilight, dusk, gloaming, gloam, nightfall, evenfall, crepuscule, crepuscle
- noun when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat. — synonyms: pin
- noun a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity. — synonyms: drop
- noun a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity. — synonyms: drop, dip, free_fall
- verb descend in free fall under the influence of gravity.
- verb move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way. — synonyms: descend, go_down, come_down
- verb pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind.
- verb come under, be classified or included. — synonyms: come
- verb fall from clouds. — synonyms: precipitate, come_down
- verb suffer defeat, failure, or ruin.
- verb die, as in battle or in a hunt.
- verb touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly. — synonyms: shine, strike
- verb be captured.
- verb occur at a specified time or place.
- verb decrease in size, extent, or range. — synonyms: decrease, diminish, lessen
- verb yield to temptation or sin.
- verb lose office or power.
- verb to be given by assignment or distribution.
- verb move in a specified direction.
- verb be due.
- verb lose one's chastity.
- verb to be given by right or inheritance.
- verb come into the possession of. — synonyms: accrue
- verb fall to somebody by assignment or lot. — synonyms: light
- verb be inherited by. — synonyms: return, pass, devolve
- verb slope downward.
- verb lose an upright position suddenly. — synonyms: fall_down
- verb drop oneself to a lower or less erect position.
- verb fall or flow in a certain way. — synonyms: hang, flow
- verb assume a disappointed or sad expression.
- verb be cast down.
- verb come out.
- verb be born, used chiefly of lambs.
- verb begin vigorously.
- verb go as if by falling.
- verb come as if by falling. — synonyms: descend, settle
Examples
- “in the fall of 1973”
- “he had a nasty spill on the ice”
- “women have been blamed ever since the Fall”