waterfall en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio cot-caught
- wŏʹtər-fôl (US)
- wôʹtər-fôl (US)
- /ˈwoːtəfoːl/ (Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈwɔtɚfɔl/ without the cot–caught merger
- /ˈwɔtəɾfɔl/ (Scotland)
- /ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈwɑtɚfɑl/ (cot-caught-merger)
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”).
Meanings
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A flow of water over the edge of a cliff.
Hello, my love, I heard a kiss from you / Red magic satin playing near too / All through the morning rain I gaze, the sun doesn't shine / Rainbows and waterfalls run through my mind
1977, Brothers Johnson, “Strawberry Letter 23”, in Right on Time:
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(figuratively) A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc.
A waterfall of mist came from the open freezer.
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(abbreviation, alt-of) Short for waterfall model
alt of waterfall model
A very long project […] had taken a whole group of people through a painful waterfall development process.
- (qualifier:web development) A chart depicting the timing and duration of network requests.
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(US, slang) 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?
- (colloquial, dated) A necktie.
- (colloquial, dated) A chignon (hairstyle).
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(colloquial, dated) 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, […]
1870–1871 (date written), Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], “”, in Roughing It, Hartford, Conn.: American Publishing Company [et al.], published 1872, →OCLC, pages 569–570:
- A kind of handstand with chin tucked and back arched.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| waterfalls | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
waterfall dance · waterfall illusion · waterfall method · waterfall plot · coastal waterfall · waterfall layout · waterfall stomach · waterfall effect · waterfall bong · waterfall skirt · waterfall model
Synonyms
falls · catadupe · forcefall · foss · force · sault · cataract · cascade
Translations (305)
ro cascadă (waterfall-like outpouring) · mn хүрхрээ (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · xnb caacan (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · mi hīrere (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · sah күрүлгэн (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · cmn 瀑布 (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · no foss (waterfall-like outpouring) · kw dowrlam (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · mr धबधबा (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · km ទឹកធ្លាក់ (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · lt krioklys (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · hak 瀑布 (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · lo ຕົກຕາດ (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · drg vosoi (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · cmn 瀑布 (waterfall-like outpouring) · pl wodospad (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ja 滝 (waterfall-like outpouring) · cy sgwd (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · bho झरना (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · sa जलपात (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · bno busáy (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · gu ધોધ (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · gd linne (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · bcl busay (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · gl cenza (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · vo vatafal (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · mi wairere (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ko 폭포 (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · mnc ᡨᡠᡵᠠᡴᡡ (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · kzj vasai (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · uz sharshara (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · dtr wasai (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · mhr вӱдшуҥгалтыш (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ady псыкъефэх (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · fr chute d'eau (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · tt шарлавык (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · fr cascade (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · cy pistyll (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · oc cascada (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · xh ingxangxasi (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · sk vodopád (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · cs vodopád (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · su ᮎᮥᮛᮥᮌ᮪ (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · pa ਝਰਨਾ (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ms air memancur (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · fi hyöky (waterfall-like outpouring) · sv fors (waterfall-like outpouring) · ceb busay (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · gl seimeira (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · nl waterval (waterfall-like outpouring) · cy pistyll (waterfall-like outpouring) · es cascada (waterfall-like outpouring) · lo ໂຕນຕາດ (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · bdr boe' pansur (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ga eas (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · hi जलप्रपात (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · qu pagca (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · gl fervenza f cadoiro m cachoeira (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · kk сарқырама (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · kn ಜೋಗು (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · de Kaskade (waterfall-like outpouring) · pnb چھمبر (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · bo བབས་ཆུ (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · he מַפַּל מַיִם (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · be вадаспа́д (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · kn ನೀರಿನ ಬೀಳು (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · pt cascata (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · cy sgwd (waterfall-like outpouring) · kn ಜಲಪಾತ (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · cy rhaeadr (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ig nsụda mmiri (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ce чухчари (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ksc poy-asan (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · cs vodopád (waterfall-like outpouring) · kn ಅಬ್ಬಿ (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · kxd wasai (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · lo ນ້ຳຕົກ (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · sq skuranë (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · lv ūdenskritums (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · hsb wodopad (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · kls uč̣hár (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ru водопа́д (waterfall-like outpouring) · bg водопа́д (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ebk oto (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · nb fossefall (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · sh bȗk (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · sh бу̑к (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ne झरना (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · lo ນ້ຳຕາດ (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · it cascata (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · th น้ำตก (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · si දිය ඇල්ල (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · hu zuhatag (waterfall-like outpouring) · abe panjahlôk (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · hil talogan (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · khw غوݯھار (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · it rapida (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · sh slȃp (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · pt salto (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · fi vesiputous (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · rif ašaršar (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · oc chorrèra (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · mk водопад (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · pt cascata (waterfall-like outpouring) · cdo 瀑布 (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · kum шаршар (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · qu phaqcha (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · taa noghilenh (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · sv vattenfall (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · mi tāheke (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · dtp wasai (Central Dusun, Tambunan Dusun) (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · uk водоспа́д (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · sh vȍdopād (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ka ჩანჩქერი (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · sh сла̑п (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · te జలపాతము (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ta நீர்வீழ்ச்சி (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ami cascas (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · knb teub (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · grc καταρράκτης (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ru водопа́д (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · es caída de agua (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · et kosk (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · cy rhaeadr (waterfall-like outpouring) · nb foss (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · chr ᎠᎹᏍᎧᎦᎯ (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · uz shalola (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · es catarata (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · unm sukpehëlak (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · is foss (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · tl talon (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ia cascada (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · an salto d'augua (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · sq ujëvarë (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · cu хлѧбь (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · xmf წყარგელაფუ (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · tr kaskat (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · fj savu (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ar شَلَّال (waterfall-like outpouring) · ps بربړوک (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · hi झरना (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · eu ur-jauzi (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ky шаркырама (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ar شَلَّال (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · krc чучхур (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · kk құлама (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ug شارقىراتما (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · li waterval (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · sh vȍdopād (waterfall-like outpouring) · nl waterval (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · af waterval (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · pt catarata (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · gv eas (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ja 滝 (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · cv шарлак (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · br lamm-dour (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · lo ນ້ຳໂຕນຕາດ (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · fa آبشار (waterfall-like outpouring) · ps زاوه (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · kn ಧಬಧಬೆ (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · eo akvofalo (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · min sarasah (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ps آبشار (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · tr çavlan (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · aht naghilen (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · so biyo-dhac (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ja 瀑布 (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ain ソ (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · apw túnálį́į́’ (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · de Wasserfall (waterfall-like outpouring) · sh во̏допа̄д (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · kqr vasoi (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · kn ಅಬ್ಬಿ (waterfall-like outpouring) · bh झरना (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · lo ນ້ຳຕົກຕາດ (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ckb تاڤگە (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · wa ertcheute d' aiwe (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · bsb wasai (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · arz شلّال (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · zu impophoma (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · hy ջրվեժ (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ast tabayón (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · pt cachoeira (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · lb Waasserfall (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · vro viisadang (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · tg шалола (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · pdt Wotafaul (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ast catarata (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · qu pagza (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ny dziwe (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · hu zuhatag (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · duo tapaw (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · krj tarogan (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · pl wodospad (waterfall-like outpouring) · nb vassfall (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · eo kaskado (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · mnw ဍာ်ဆၚ် (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ast saltadoriu (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · sco watterfaw (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ast saltu d'agua (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · tk şaglawuk (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · kxd aing terajun (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ilo dissuor (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · my ရေတံခွန် (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ru каска́д (waterfall-like outpouring) · ksc pakungupung (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ill aig a tibpu' (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · az şəlalə (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · nv hadahiilį́ (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ka წყალვარდნილი (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · tg шаршара (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · io aquofalo (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ta அருவி (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · it cascata (waterfall-like outpouring) · ps ګړونګه (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · vi thác nước (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · om finchaa (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ang wæterġefeall (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · sl slap (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · sq lëvare (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · chn tumwata (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · fa-ira آبْشار (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · iu ᖁᖅᓗᕐᓂᖅ (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · av чвахи (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · non fors (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · pt queda-d'água (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · de Wasserfall (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · haw wailele (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · de Katarakt (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · mi hohō (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · bn জলপ্রপাত (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · acw شَلَّال (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · es cascada (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · fa فوران (waterfall-like outpouring) · fo fossur (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · tih bosoi (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · mvv bosoi (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · pam tulari (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · hu vízesés (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · sw maanguko (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · sms kuõškk (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · la cataracta (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · nn vassfall (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · mt kaskata (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · wuu 瀑布 (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · fy wetterfal (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · pac achúh (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · kmr gilale (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · arn trayken (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · rcf kaskad (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · tcy ಜಲಪಾತ (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · nb vannfall (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · mg riana (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · la aqua dēsiliēns (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · kmr sûlav (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · am ፏፏቴ (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · myv ведьпрамо (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ht kaskad (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · hi झरना (waterfall-like outpouring) · la aquae dēiectus (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · yue 瀑布 (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · jv ꦒꦿꦺꦴꦗꦺꦴꦒꦤ꧀ (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ro cădere de apă (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · war tubighóg (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ur آبْشار (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · izh koski (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ms air terjun (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · da vandfald (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · pjt waḻa (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · el καταρράκτης (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · tg обшор (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ml വെള്ളച്ചാട്ടം (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · sat ᱡᱷᱟᱨᱱᱟ (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · et juga (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · id air terjun (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · nn foss (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · sc ciurràrgiu (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · os ӕхсӕрдзӕн (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · mfe kaskad (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · new झ्वाला (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · su curug (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ast pimplón (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · mk водопад (waterfall-like outpouring) · bn ঝরনা (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · sv vattenfall (waterfall-like outpouring) · tr çağlayan (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · he מפל (waterfall-like outpouring) · yi וואַסערפֿאַל (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · lo ນ້ຳໂຕນຜາ (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · mg rian-drano (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ba шарлауыҡ (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · nn fossefall (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · gl freixa (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · gd eas (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · sa जलप्रपात (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ro cascadă (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ky шаркыратма (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · ca cascada (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · yo isosileomi (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · za raemxgienghdat (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · tr şelale (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · vi thác (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · sn mapopoma (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) · sh во̏допа̄д (waterfall-like outpouring) · nan-hbl 瀑布 (flow of water over the edge of a cliff)