fell

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Verb

1. To make something fall, especially a tree.
2. To strike down; to kill; to destroy.
3. To stitch down a protruding flap of fabric, as a seam allowance or pleat.

Noun

1. A cutting-down of timber.
2. The stitching down of a fold of cloth; specifically, the portion of a kilt, from the waist to the seat, where the pleats are stitched down.
3. The end of a web, formed by the last thread of the weft.

Noun

1. Skin, hide, pelt.
2. A covering of hair, wool, etc., especially when matted or thick; a fleece; also (chiefly in fell of hair), a thick head or mass of hair.

Noun

1. High and barren landscape feature such as a mountain range or mountain terrain above the tree line.
2. A rocky ridge or chain of mountains, particularly in the British Isles or Fennoscandia.
3. A wild field or upland moor.

Adjective

1. Of a strong and cruel nature; eager and unsparing; grim; fierce; ruthless; savage.
   • one fell swoop
2. Strong and fiery; biting; keen; sharp; pungent
3. Very large; huge.
4. Eager; earnest; intent.

Adverb

1. Sharply; fiercely.

Noun

1. Anger; gall; melancholy.

Noun

1. The finer portions of ore, which go through the meshes when the ore is sorted by sifting.

Verb

1. simple past of fall
2. past participle of fall

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