Definitions for falls
falls

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. fallsnoun

   the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)

2. waterfall, fallsnoun

   a steep descent of the water of a river

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fallsnoun

   A waterfall.

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1. falls

   Falls refers to the act or instance of accidentally or unexpectedly dropping down or collapsing due to loss of balance or control, often leading to injury. It can also refer to natural features such as waterfalls where a stream or river drops from a height. The term can also indicate a decline or decrease in a particular aspect, like prices, rates, or standards.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. falls

   When a ship is not flush, this is the term given to those risings of some parts of her decks (which she may have) more than others.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FALLS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Falls is ranked #4865 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Falls surname appeared 7,250 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Falls.
   
   72.3% or 5,244 total occurrences were White.
   21.8% or 1,584 total occurrences were Black.
   2.4% or 176 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.2% or 160 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.6% or 50 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.5% or 36 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Body Of Water
   • Perianth
   • River

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'falls' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4310

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'falls' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4234

How to pronounce falls?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say falls in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of falls in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of falls in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of falls in a Sentence

1. AMYNE E. QASEM:

   When a person falls in love, he enters in emergencies

2. Judith Stein:

   Since then, we've learned otherwise, certainly oral health is extremely important systemically, and we're even learning that untreated hearing loss can increase things like falls and dementia.

3. Michael McCloud:

   Beyond the personal devastation, falls-related injuries have a significant societal cost.

4. Joe Biden:

   For over 25 years, Equal Pay Day has helped draw attention to gender-based pay disparities by highlighting how far into a new year a woman must work, on average, to earn what a man did in the previous year, this year, Equal Pay Day falls on March 15, the earliest we have ever marked the occasion. The earlier that Equal Pay Day arrives, the closer our Nation has come to achieving pay fairness. But while we should celebrate the progress we have made, as I have said in the past, we should not be satisfied until Equal Pay Day is no longer necessary at all.

5. Seo Myung-chan:

   Today's sharp rebound came following continuous falls. Markets will fluctuate ahead of FOMC (Fed rates meeting) next week as everyone is waiting for it.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=falls
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Falls
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=falls
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html