'Waterfall' definitions:
Definition of 'waterfall'
From: WordNet
noun
A steep descent of the water of a river [syn: waterfall, falls]
Definition of 'Waterfall'
From: GCIDE
- Waterfall \Wa"ter*fall`\, n.
- 1. A fall, or perpendicular descent, of the water of a river or stream, or a descent nearly perpendicular; a cascade; a cataract. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Hairdressing) An arrangement of a woman's back hair over a cushion or frame in some resemblance to a waterfall. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A certain kind of neck scarf. --T. Hughes. [1913 Webster] Water feather
Synonyms of 'waterfall'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- cascade,
- cataract,
- chute,
- collapse,
- comedown,
- crash,
- debacle,
- declension,
- declination,
- defluxion,
- descending,
- descension,
- descent,
- down,
- downbend,
- downcome,
- downcurve,
- downfall,
- downflow,
- downgrade,
- downpour,
- downrush,
- downtrend,
- downturn,
- downward trend,
- drop,
- dropping,
- eddy,
- fall,
- falling,
- falls,
- force,
- gravitation,
- inclination,
- linn,
- nappe,
- Niagara,
- plummeting,
- pounce,
- rapids,
- riffle,
- sault,
- shoot,
- spout,
- stoop,
- surge,
- swoop,
- vortex,
- watershoot,
- whirlpool