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Fell

/fɛl/

A cutting-down of timber.

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📖 Definitions of "Fell"

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.

verb

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

🔄 Synonyms of "Fell"

14 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
viciousnoun	Violent, destructive and cruel.
brutal	Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner.
dropnoun	(also figuratively) A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
barbarous	Uncivilized, uncultured.
cruelverb	Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.
roughshod	(by extension) Brutal or domineering.
hideverb	(transitive) To put (something) in a place where it will be out of sight or harder to discover.
inhumane	Alternative form of inhuman: lacking pity or compassion for misery and suffering; cruel, unkind. [Of or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric behavior it brings.]
vanishverb	(intransitive) To become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed.
flyverb	(zoology) Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies.
cut downverb	(idiomatic) To reduce the amount of something.
strike downverb	(law) To invalidate (a law, statute etc.)
felled seamnoun	(textiles) A seam made by placing one edge inside a folded edge of fabric, then stitching the fold down. The fold encases the raw edges, which protects them from fraying, and may be secured with a topstitch or a whipstitch.
savagenoun	Fierce and ferocious.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Fell"

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Word	Definition
roughshod	(by extension) Brutal or domineering.
hideverb	(transitive) To put (something) in a place where it will be out of sight or harder to discover.
strike downverb	(law) To invalidate (a law, statute etc.)
dropverb	(intransitive) Of a liquid: to fall in drops or droplets.
cut downverb	(idiomatic) To reduce the amount of something.
savageverb	To attack or assault someone or something ferociously or without restraint.
vanishverb	(intransitive) To become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed.
viciousnoun	Violent, destructive and cruel.
brutal	Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner.
barbarous	Uncivilized, uncultured.
cruelverb	(chiefly Australia, New Zealand) To spoil or ruin (one's chance of success)
inhumane	Alternative form of inhuman: lacking pity or compassion for misery and suffering; cruel, unkind. [Of or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric behavior it brings.]
flyverb	(intransitive) To travel through the air, another gas, or a vacuum, without being in contact with a grounded surface.
felled seamnoun	(textiles) A seam made by placing one edge inside a folded edge of fabric, then stitching the fold down. The fold encases the raw edges, which protects them from fraying, and may be secured with a topstitch or a whipstitch.
trimmed	that has been trimmed
edged	That has a sharp planar surface.
dippedverb	That has been briefly immersed in a liquid.
shedverb	(transitive) To allow to flow or fall.
plungeverb	(intransitive) To dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself.
cracked	Broken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface.