waterfall (noun)

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• waterfall — ► NOUN ▪ a cascade of water falling from a height, formed when a river or stream flows over a precipice or steep incline …   English terms dictionary

• waterfall — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, high ▪ beautiful, impressive, magnificent, spectacular ▪ cascading ▪ small …   Collocations dictionary

• waterfall — noun Date: before 12th century 1. a. a perpendicular or very steep descent of the water of a stream b. an artificial waterfall (as in a hotel lobby or a nightclub) 2. something resembling a waterfall …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• waterfall model — noun A sequential software development process in which development is seen as flowing steadily downwards (like a waterfall) through the phases of requirements analysis, design, implementation, testing, integration, and …   Wiktionary

• waterfall — noun a family of otters was frolicking in the waterfall Syn: cascade, cataract, falls, chute …   Thesaurus of popular words

• waterfall — noun a cascade of water falling from a height, formed when a river or stream flows over a precipice or steep incline …   English new terms dictionary

• waterfall — noun (C) water that falls straight down over a cliff or big rock …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• waterfall — noun Syn: falls, cascade, cataract, rapids …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• waterfall — 1. noun /ˈwɔːtəfɔːl,ˈwɑtɚfɔl/ a) A flow of water over the edge of a cliff. b) A waterfall like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc. Syn: cascade …   Wiktionary

• waterfall */ — UK [ˈwɔːtə(r)ˌfɔːl] / US [ˈwɔtərˌfɔl] noun [countable] Word forms waterfall : singular waterfall plural waterfalls a place where water flows over the edge of a cliff, rock, or other steep place onto another level below …   English dictionary

• waterfall — wa|ter|fall [ wɔtər,fɔl ] noun count * a place where water flows over the edge of a cliff, rock, or other steep place onto another level below …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English