waterfall

/หˆwษ”tษšfษ”l/

IPA: /W AO1 T ER0 F AO0 L/

noun
  1. 1

    A flow of water over the edge of a cliff.

  2. 2

    A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc.

    โ€œA waterfall of mist came from the open freezer.โ€

  3. 3

    Waterfall model

  4. 4

    The action of drinking from a vessel without touching it with the lips, considered more sanitary for a shared vessel.

    โ€œHey man, can I take a waterfall from your bottle?โ€

  5. 5

    A necktie.

  6. 6

    A chignon.

  7. 7

    A beard.

    โ€œI 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
  1. 1

    To fall like a waterfall.

  2. 2

    To drink (something) from a container by pouring it from a height so as not to touch one's lips to the rim.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/waterfall