Fall (v. t.) To Descend, either suddenly or gradually |
Fall (v. t.) To cease to be erect |
Fall (v. t.) To find a final outlet |
Fall (v. t.) To become prostrate and dead |
Fall (v. t.) To cease to be active or strong |
Fall (v. t.) To issue forth into life |
Fall (v. t.) To decline in power, glory, wealth, or importance |
Fall (v. t.) To be overthrown or captured |
Fall (v. t.) To descend in character or reputation |
Fall (v. t.) To become insnared or embarrassed |
Fall (v. t.) To assume a look of shame or disappointment |
Fall (v. t.) To sink |
Fall (v. t.) To pass somewhat suddenly, and passively, into a new state of body or mind |
Fall (v. t.) To happen |
Fall (v. t.) To come |
Fall (v. t.) To begin with haste, ardor, or vehemence |
Fall (v. t.) To pass or be transferred by chance, lot, distribution, inheritance, or otherwise |
Fall (v. t.) To belong or appertain. |
Fall (v. t.) To be dropped or uttered carelessly |
Fall (v. t.) To let fall |
Fall (v. t.) To sink |
Fall (v. t.) To diminish |
Fall (v. t.) To bring forth |
Fall (v. t.) To fell |
Fall (n.) The act of falling |
Fall (n.) The act of dropping or tumbling from an erect posture |
Fall (n.) Death |
Fall (n.) Downfall |
Fall (n.) The surrender of a besieged fortress or town |
Fall (n.) Diminution or decrease in price or value |
Fall (n.) A sinking of tone |
Fall (n.) Declivity |
Fall (n.) Descent of water |
Fall (n.) The discharge of a river or current of water into the ocean, or into a lake or pond |
Fall (n.) Extent of descent |
Fall (n.) The season when leaves fall from trees |
Fall (n.) That which falls |
Fall (n.) The act of felling or cutting down. |
Fall (n.) Lapse or declension from innocence or goodness. Specifically: The first apostasy |
Fall (n.) Formerly, a kind of ruff or band for the neck |
Fall (n.) That part (as one of the ropes) of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting. |
Law-fall (n.) Depression of the jaw |
Protection (n.) The act of protecting, or the state of being protected |
Protection (n.) That which protects or preserves from injury |
Protection (n.) A writing that protects or secures from molestation or arrest |
Protection (n.) A theory, or a policy, of protecting the producers in a country from foreign competition in the home market by the imposition of such discriminating duties on goods of foreign production as will restrict or prevent their importation |
To-fall (n.) A lean-to. See Lean-to. |
capitulation fall surrender | the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions), they were protected until the capitulation of the fort |
spill tumble fall | a sudden drop from an upright position, he had a nasty spill on the ice |
fall | a lapse into sin, a loss of innocence or of chastity, a fall from virtue |
protection tribute | payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence, every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection |
protection | the activity of protecting someone or something, the witnesses demanded police protection |
self-defense self-defence self-protection | the act of defending yourself |
protection trade protection | the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition, he made trade protection a plank in the party platform |
auspices protection aegis | kindly endorsement and guidance, the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council |
fall cankerworm | green or brown white-striped looper, larva of Alsophila pometaria |
fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda | larva of a migratory American noctuid moth, destroys grasses and small grains |
fall webworm Hyphantria cunea | a variety of webworm |
fallboard fall-board | the hinged protective covering that protects the keyboard of a piano when it is not being played |
protective covering protective cover protection | a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury, they had no protection from the fallout, wax provided protection for the floors |
drop dip fall free fall | a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity, a drop of 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 |
sun protection factor SPF | the degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun |
equal protection of the laws | a right guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution and by the due-process clause of the Fifth Amendment |
devices | an inclination or desire, used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices', eventually the family left the house to the devices of this malevolent force, the children were left to their own devices |
drop fall | a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity, it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height |
free fall | the ideal falling motion of something subject only to a gravitational field |
fall | a movement downward, the rise and fall of the tides |
Fall of Man | (Judeo-Christian mythology) when Adam and Eve ate of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden, God punished them by driving them out of the Garden of Eden and into the world where they would be subject to sickness and pain and eventual death |
fall downfall | a sudden decline in strength or number or importance, the fall of the House of Hapsburg |
fall pin | when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat |
Fall | the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve, women have been blamed ever since the Fall |
Environmental Protection Agency EPA | an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment |
descent declivity fall decline declination declension downslope | a downward slope or bend |
chump fool gull mark patsy fall guy sucker soft touch mug | a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of |
fall dandelion arnica bud Leontodon autumnalis | fall-blooming European herb with a yellow flower, naturalized in the United States |
fall-blooming hydrangea Hydrangea paniculata | deciduous shrub or small tree with pyramidal flower clusters |
security protection | defense against financial failure, financial independence, his pension gave him security in his old age, insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness |
protection shelter | the condition of being protected, they were huddled together for protection, he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home |
twilight dusk gloaming gloam nightfall evenfall fall crepuscule crepuscle | the time of day immediately following sunset, he loved the twilight, they finished before the fall of night |
autumnal equinox September equinox fall equinox | September |
fall autumn | the season when the leaves fall from the trees, in the fall of |
fall over backwards bend over backwards | try very hard to please someone, She falls over backwards when she sees her mother-in-law |
fall asleep dope off flake out drift off nod off drop off doze off drowse off | change from a waking to a sleeping state, he always falls asleep during lectures |
fall over go over | fall forward and down, The old woman went over without a sound |
relapse lapse recidivate regress retrogress fall back | go back to bad behavior, Those who recidivate are often minor criminals |
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 |
fall off fall away | diminish in size or intensity |
fall in love | begin to experience feelings of love towards, She fell in love with her former student |
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 fell to under a hundred pounds, his voice fell to a whisper |
slip drop off drop away fall away | get worse, My grades are slipping |
break separate split up fall apart come apart | become separated into pieces or fragments, The figurine broke, The freshly baked loaf fell apart |
happen hap go on pass off occur pass fall out come about take place | come to pass, What is happening?, The meeting took place off without an incidence, Nothing occurred that seemed important |
fall d descend d settle d | come as if by falling, Night fell, Silence fell |
fall f | go as if by falling, Grief fell from our hearts |
fall | occur at a specified time or place, Christmas falls on a Monday this year, The accent falls on the first syllable |
fall c | begin vigorously, The prisoners fell to work right away |
fall | be born, used chiefly of lambs, The lambs fell in the afternoon |