falls


Meanings

  • the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
  • a steep descent of the water of a river
  • the season when the leaves fall from the trees;
  • 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 sudden decline in strength or number or importance;
  • a movement downward;
  • the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions);
  • the time of day immediately following sunset;
  • 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;
  • descend in free fall under the influence of gravity;
  • move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way;
  • pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind;
  • come under, be classified or included;
  • fall from clouds;
  • suffer defeat, failure, or ruin;
  • die, as in battle or in a hunt;
  • 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;
  • be due;
  • lose one's chastity;
  • to be given by right or inheritance;
  • come into the possession of;
  • fall to somebody by assignment or lot;
  • be inherited by;
  • slope downward;
  • 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;


Scrabble Score: 8

falls is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

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

falls is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 10

falls is a valid Words With Friends word