falls
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,548 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,654 times across 175,177 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
- a steep descent of the water of a river also: waterfall
falls in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Here Beauty falls betray'd, despis'd, distress'd, And hissing Infamy proclaims the rest.
The Vanity of Human Wishes (1749) and Two · Samuel Johnson · Chapter 1
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Through hymns of triumph the tempter calls, And whoso thinketh he standeth falls.
Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and other poems Part 6 From — Volume I · John Greenleaf Whittier · Chapter 1
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Above, in summertime, rises and falls constantly a black mist resembling shifting cloud smoke.
The Eternal Maiden · T. Everett (Thomas Everett) Harré · Chapter 1
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Where the hazel bank is steepest, Where the shadow falls the deepest, Where the clustering nuts fall free.
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1
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It's the story of a guy who becomes obsessed with the virtual replica of a star, and falls in love with her.
William Gibson Interviewed · Giuseppe Salza · Chapter 1