fall


Meanings

  • the season when the leaves fall from the trees;
    • "in the fall of 1973"
  • a sudden drop from an upright position;
  • the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve;
  • a downward slope or bend
  • a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity;
    • "a fall from virtue"
  • a sudden decline in strength or number or importance;
    • "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"
  • a movement downward;
    • "the rise and fall of the tides"
  • the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions);
  • the time of day immediately following sunset;
    • "they finished before the fall of night"
  • when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
  • a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity;
  • a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity;
    • "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall"
  • descend in free fall under the influence of gravity;
  • move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way;
    • "The barometer is falling"
  • pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind;
    • "fall into a trap"
    • "fall asleep"
    • "fall prey to an imposter"
    • "fall into a strange way of thinking"
  • come under, be classified or included;
    • "fall into a category"
  • fall from clouds;
    • "rain, snow and sleet were falling"
  • suffer defeat, failure, or ruin;
    • "We must stand or fall"
    • "fall by the wayside"
  • die, as in battle or in a hunt;
    • "Several deer have fallen to the same gun"
  • touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly;
  • be captured;
  • occur at a specified time or place;
    • "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"
    • "The accent falls on the first syllable"
  • decrease in size, extent, or range;
  • yield to temptation or sin;
  • lose office or power;
  • to be given by assignment or distribution;
  • move in a specified direction;
    • "The line of men fall forward"
  • be due;
    • "payments fall on the 1st of the month"
  • lose one's chastity;
    • "a fallen woman"
  • to be given by right or inheritance;
  • come into the possession of;
  • fall to somebody by assignment or lot;
  • be inherited by;
  • slope downward;
    • "The hills around here fall towards the ocean"
  • lose an upright position suddenly;
  • drop oneself to a lower or less erect position;
  • fall or flow in a certain way;
  • assume a disappointed or sad expression;
  • be cast down;
  • come out; issue;
  • be born, used chiefly of lambs;
  • begin vigorously;
  • go as if by falling;
  • come as if by falling;
  • FALL v FELL, FALLEN, FALLING, FALLS to descend under the force of gravity


Scrabble Score: 7

fall is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

fall is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

fall is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 9

fall is a valid Words With Friends word