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What is the noun for fall?

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fall
  1. The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
  2. A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc.
  3. (Canada) The time of the year when the leaves typically fall from the trees; autumn; the season of the year between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice. [from 16th c.]
  4. A loss of greatness or status.
  5. That which falls or cascades.
  6. (sports) A crucial event or circumstance.
    1. (wicket) The action of a batsman being out.
    2. (curling) A defect in the ice which causes stones thrown into an area to drift in a given direction.
    3. (wrestling) An instance of a wrestler being pinned to the mat.
  7. A hairpiece for women consisting of long strands of hair on a woven backing, intended primarily to cover hair loss.
  8. (informal, US) Blame or punishment for a failure or misdeed.
  9. The part of the rope of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting (usu. plural).
  10. See falls
  11. An old Scots unit of measure equal to six ells.
  12. A short, flexible piece of leather forming part of a bullwhip, placed between the thong and the cracker.
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  14. Examples:
    1. “She flung her arms out to brace her fall.”
      “The fall in revenue can be attributed to various seasonal factors.”
      “Recent reports of the fall of democracy have been greatly exaggerated.”
fell
  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. (textiles) The end of a web, formed by the last thread of the weft.
  4. Synonyms:
faller
  1. One who falls.
  2. A fruit that falls from the tree, rather than being picked.
  3. (engineering) A part which acts by falling, such as a stamp in a fulling mill, or the device in a spinning machine to arrest motion when a thread breaks.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “Timbera was a faller in last year's race but jockey Culloty had a good feeling about the nine-year-old before the off.”
      “Bote he is dem young faller bane goin' 'round hare dees two, t'ree days, lukin' lak preacher out of a yob.”
      “One hand faller is still on staff to handle some of the larger trees in the steeper terrain, but almost all of the work is done with mechanized equipment.”
feller
fallen
  1. (plural only) The dead
  2. (plural only) Casualties of battle or war.
  3. (countable, Christianity) One who has fallen, as from grace.
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fellness
  1. The state or quality of being fell; awfulness, horror, cruelty.
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felly
  1. The outer rim of a wheel, supported by the spokes.
fallenness
  1. The quality of being fallen or degraded.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Corporate powers in their fallenness have an invisible spiritual dimension that can only be met with the weapons of the spirit.”
      “I hate all death represents, our fallenness, weakness, sinfulness, corruptness etc.”
      “God wills that the church be a people who in the midst of the fallenness of the present show what God is like.”
feller
fallrate
  1. The rate (velocity) of fall.
fellside
  1. The side of a fell (upland country)
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falls
falling
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fell
fellsides
  1. plural of fellside
fallrates
  1. plural of fallrate
fellings
fallings
fallers
fellers
  1. plural of feller
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Of course the place we visited was a deer park, so I wasn't surprised to see any of these fellers either.”
      “There are plenty of powerful fellers in his very own house who would be glad to grant him such grim reward.”
      “He let out a roar an' got wild with his hands, like them four-flush fellers do who wants to look real bad.”
fellies
  1. plural of felly
fells
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