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waterfall

The correct spelling is waterfall.

How to pronounce waterfall

/ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/
noun

IPA: /ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/

Say it like: Wat-erf-all

The correct spelling is waterfall. A flow of water over the edge of a cliff. For example: "A waterfall of mist came from the open freezer."

Usage Examples

A waterfall of mist came from the open freezer.

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

I found home a dreary place after my long absence; for half the children I had known were now wearing whiskers or waterfalls... (Mark Twain, Roughing It)

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A flow of water over the edge of a cliff.
  2. 2.A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc.
  3. 3.Waterfall model
  4. 4.The action of drinking from a vessel without touching it with the lips, considered more sanitary for a shared vessel.
  5. 5.A necktie.

verb

  1. 1.To fall like a waterfall.
  2. 2.To drink (something) from a container by pouring it from a height so as not to touch one's lips to the rim.

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