Falls
Americannoun
Explanation
A falls is a waterfall, a natural place where water cascades from a height. Niagara Falls is one of the world's most well-known falls. The noun falls can be singular or plural: "We saw four small falls flowing down the side of the mountain." Falls are formed when a river or stream flows over a cliff or a high, rocky area. Some falls occur when snow melts and water cascades down the face of a mountain. The word falls comes from the water falling, from an Old English root word: feallan, "to drop from a height."
Example Sentences
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Terry and Kim purchased the place in Saint Regis Falls, N.Y., for about half of the musician’s $9 million asking price.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Offered $100 a week to sing at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas, Callan replied, “I don’t know know whether my daddy would let me do that.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Falls alone send three million adults age 65-plus to hospital emergency rooms each year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
Each chapter ventures a little deeper into Anxietyland, where the harrowing attractions include the Emotional Rollercoaster, the Worry-Go-Round, the Magical Thinking Show and Hangxiety Falls.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026
“I don’t think Alice is going to stay at Manorkill Falls as long as you think she is. There are lots of beautiful cascades in the Helderbergs.”
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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