waterfall

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Synonyms: waterwall, water fall, waterfowl, maternall, waterfalls, water gall, watermill, water-gall

Antonyms: waterwall, water fall, waterfowl, maternall, waterfalls, water gall, watermill, water-gall

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Noun

1. A [[flow]] of water over the [[edge]] of a [[cliff]].
2. {{lb|en|figuratively}} A waterfall-like [[outpouring]] of [[liquid]], [[smoke]], etc.
3. {{lb|en|software engineering}} {{short for|en|waterfall model}}
4. {{lb|en|web development}} A chart depicting the timing and duration of network requests.
5. {{lb|en|slang|America}} The action of drinking from a vessel without touching it with the lips, considered more sanitary for a shared vessel.
6. {{lb|en|colloquial|dated}} A [[necktie]].
7. {{lb|en|colloquial|dated}} A [[chignon]] {{gl|hairstyle}}.
8. {{lb|en|colloquial|dated}} A [[beard]].
9. {{lb|en|gymnastics}} A kind of [[handstand]] with chin tucked and back arched. <!--more info needed from gymnastic experts-->

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To fall like a waterfall.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To drink (something) from a container by pouring it from a height so as not to touch one's lips to the rim.
3. {{lb|en|roller derby}} {{syn of|en|recycle}}.

Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|art|historical}} A [[stylistic]] art trend for [[furniture]] which was popular in the 1930s and 1940s, featuring [[wooden]] surfaces and curved [[edges]] prominently in its [[design]].
2. {{place|en|barangay|mun/Aurora|p/Zamboanga del Sur|c/Philippines}}.
3. {{place|en|barangay|mun/Balingasag|p/Misamis Oriental|c/Philippines}}.
4. {{place|en|barangay|city/Panabo|p/Davao del Norte|c/Philippines}}.
5. {{place|en|barangay|mun/Kiblawan|p/Davao del Sur|c/Philippines}}.
6. {{place|en|barangay|mun/Sulop|p/Davao del Sur|c/Philippines}}.
7. {{place|en|suburb|of|city/Sydney|in the|carea/Sutherland|s/New South Wales|c/Australia}}.

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