waterfall

Word parts

water + fall

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/
• (US) enPR: wäʹtər-fôl, IPA ^(key): /ˈwɑtɚfɔl/

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Noun

Singular waterfall

Plural waterfalls

1. (countable) A waterfall is a part of a river where water falls down.

   Don't swim too close to the waterfall!

Related words

• coastal waterfall
• waterfall model

Verb

Plain form waterfall

Third-person singular waterfalls

Past tense waterfalled

Past participle waterfalled

Present participle waterfalling

1. (intransitive) If something waterfalls, it falls like a waterfall.

Related words

• smokefall