waterfall

CEFRB1

/ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A place where water falls over a steep edge.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc.

Examples

  • A waterfall of sweat began to pour down my face.

  • There is a waterfall above the bridge.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈwoːtəfoːl/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Short for waterfall model

  2. A flow of water over the edge of a cliff.

  3. The action of drinking from a vessel without touching it with the lips, considered more sanitary for a shared vessel.

More examples

In context

  • A very long project […] had taken a whole group of people through a painful waterfall development process.

  • A waterfall of mist came from the open freezer.

  • Hey man, can I take a waterfall from your bottle?

Synonyms

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The hikers stopped to admire the tall blank flowing down the cliff.

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Origin

noun

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”).