waterfall
/หwษtษfษl/IPA: /W AO1 T ER0 F AO0 L/
noun
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A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc.
โA waterfall of mist came from the open freezer.โ
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Waterfall model
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The action of drinking from a vessel without touching it with the lips, considered more sanitary for a shared vessel.
โHey man, can I take a waterfall from your bottle?โ
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A necktie.
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A chignon.
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A beard.
โI found home a dreary place after my long absence; for half the children I had known were now wearing whiskers or waterfalls... (Mark Twain, Roughing It)โ
verb
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To fall like a waterfall.
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To drink (something) from a container by pouring it from a height so as not to touch one's lips to the rim.
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