waterfalls
noun
- 1
A flow of water over the edge of a cliff.
- 2
A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc.
“A waterfall of mist came from the open freezer.”
- 3
Waterfall model
- 4
The action of drinking from a vessel without touching it with the lips, considered more sanitary for a shared vessel.
“Hey man, can I take a waterfall from your bottle?”
- 5
A necktie.
- 6
A chignon.
- 7
A beard.
“I 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)”
verb
- 1
To fall like a waterfall.
- 2
To drink (something) from a container by pouring it from a height so as not to touch one's lips to the rim.
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