- fall, autumn - the season when the leaves fall from the trees; "in the fall of 1973"
--1 is a kind of season, time of year
--1 has parts:Indian summer, Saint Martin's summer; September, Sep, Sept; October, Oct; November, Nov; autumnal equinox, September equinox, fall equinox - spill, tumble, fall - a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice"
--2 is a kind of slip, trip
--2 has particulars: wipeoutDerived forms: verb fall24, verb fall23, verb fall1 - Fall - the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve; "women have been blamed ever since the Fall"
--3 is a kind of event
Derived form: verb fall12 - descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope - a downward slope or bend
--4 is a kind of slope, incline, side
--4 has particulars: downhill; steepDerived form: verb fall22 - fall - a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity; "a fall from virtue"
--5 is a kind of sin, sinning
Derived forms: verb fall17, verb fall12 - fall, downfall - a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"
--6 is a kind of weakening
Antonyms: rise
--6 has particulars: anticlimaxDerived forms: verb fall13, verb fall6 - fall - a movement downward; "the rise and fall of the tides"
--7 is a kind of change of location, travel
Antonyms: rise, rising, ascent, ascension
Derived form: verb fall2 - capitulation, fall, surrender - the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"
--8 is a kind of loss
Derived forms: verb fall13, verb fall10, verb fall6 - twilight, dusk, gloaming, nightfall, evenfall, fall, crepuscule, crepuscle - the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night"
--9 is a kind of hour, time of day
--9 is a part of evening, eve, eventide
--9 has particulars: night - fall, pin - when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
--10 is a kind of victory, triumph
--10 is a part of wrestling match
--10 has particulars: takedown - drop, fall - a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"
--11 is a kind of descent; gravitation
--11 has particulars: free fall; plunge; precipitationDerived forms: verb fall23, verb fall1 - drop, dip, fall, free fall - a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall"
--12 is a kind of decrease, decrement
--12 has particulars: correction; voltage dropDerived form: verb fall7
- fall - descend in free fall under the influence of gravity; "The branch fell from the tree"; "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse"
--1 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun faller2, noun fall11, noun fall2
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- descend, fall, go down, come down - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
--2 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
Antonyms: rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun fall7
The airplane is sure to fall
- fall - pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind; "fall into a trap"; "She fell ill"; "They fell out of favor"; "Fall in love"; "fall asleep"; "fall prey to an imposter"; "fall into a strange way of thinking"; "she fell to pieces after she lost her work"
--3 is one way to change state, turn
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Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
- fall, come - come under, be classified or included; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading"
--4 is one way to be
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Something is ----ing PP
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- precipitate, come down, fall - fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"
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Somebody ----s something
- fall - suffer defeat, failure, or ruin; "We must stand or fall"; "fall by the wayside"
--6 is one way to fail, go wrong, miscarry
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun fall8, noun fall6
Somebody ----s
- decrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
--7 is one way to change magnitude
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun fall12
Something ----s
- fall - die, as in battle or in a hunt; "Many soldiers fell at Verdun"; "Several deer have fallen to the same gun"; "The shooting victim fell dead"
--8 is one way to die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass
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Something ----s
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- fall, shine, strike - touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears"
--9 is one way to happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place
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Something ----s something
- fall - be captured; "The cities fell to the enemy"
--10 is one way to yield
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun fall8
Something ----s
- fall - occur at a specified time or place; "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"; "The accent falls on the first syllable"
--11 is one way to happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place
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Something is ----ing PP
- fall - yield to temptation or sin; "Adam and Eve fell"
--12 is a kind of fall; sin, transgress, trespass
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun Fall3, noun fall5
Somebody ----s
- fall - lose office or power; "The government fell overnight"; "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen"
--13 is one way to leave office, quit, step down, resign
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun fall8, noun fall6
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- fall - to be given by assignment or distribution; "The most difficult task fell on the youngest member of the team"; "The onus fell on us"; "The pressure to succeed fell on the yougest student"
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Something is ----ing PP
- fall - move in a specified direction; "The line of men fall forward"
--15 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
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Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
- fall - be due; "payments fall on the 1st of the month"
--16 is one way to be
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Something is ----ing PP
- fall - lose one's chastity; "a fallen woman"
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun fall5
Somebody ----s
- fall - to be given by right or inheritance; "The estate fell to the oldest daughter"
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Something is ----ing PP
- accrue, fall - come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son"
--19 is one way to change hands
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Something ----s somebody
- fall, light - fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"
--20 is one way to fall, return, pass, devolve
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Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
- fall, return, pass, devolve - be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
--21 is one way to change hands
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Something ----s somebody
- fall - slope downward; "The hills around here fall towards the ocean"
--22 is one way to slope, incline, pitch
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun fall4
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
- fall, fall down - lose an upright position suddenly; "The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table"; "Her hair fell across her forehead"
--23 is one way to change posture
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun fall2, noun fall11
Somebody ----s
- fall - drop oneself to a lower or less erect position; "She fell back in her chair"; "He fell to his knees"
--24 is one way to change posture
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun fall2
Somebody ----s
- hang, fall, flow - fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back"
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Something ----s Adjective/Noun
- fall - assume a disappointed or sad expression; "Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off"; "his crest fell"
--26 is one way to change
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- fall - be cast down; "his eyes fell"
--27 is one way to change
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- fall - come out; issue; "silly phrases fell from her mouth"
--28 is one way to issue, emerge, come out, come forth, go forth, egress
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Something is ----ing PP
- fall - be born, used chiefly of lambs; "The lambs fell in the afternoon"
--29 is one way to be born
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- fall - begin vigorously; "The prisoners fell to work right away"
--30 is one way to get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
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- fall - go as if by falling; "Grief fell from our hearts"
--31 is one way to disappear, vanish, go away
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Something is ----ing PP
- fall, descend, settle - come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell"
--32 is one way to come
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Something ----s
- fall, come - come under, be classified or included; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading"