Waterfall

Definitions

1. A stylistic art trend for furniture which was popular in the 1930s and 1940s, featuring wooden surfaces and curved edges prominently in its design.
   historical
2. A flow of water over the edge of a cliff.
3. A barangay of Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines.
4. A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc.
   figuratively
5. A barangay of Balingasag, Misamis Oriental, Philippines.
6. Short for waterfall model
   abbreviation, alt-of
7. A barangay of Panabo, Davao del Norte, Philippines.
8. The action of drinking from a vessel without touching it with the lips, considered more sanitary for a shared vessel.
   US, slang
9. A barangay of Kiblawan, Davao del Sur, Philippines.
10. A necktie.
    colloquial, dated
11. A barangay of Sulop, Davao del Sur, Philippines.
12. A chignon (hairstyle).
    colloquial, dated
13. A suburb of Sydney in the Sutherland council area, New South Wales, Australia.
14. A beard.
    colloquial, dated
15. A kind of handstand with chin tucked and back arched.

Equivalents

Examples

“A waterfall of mist came from the open⟳ freezer.”

“A very long duration project […] had taken a whole group of people through a painful waterfall development process⟳.”

“Hey man, can I take⟳ a waterfall from your bottle?”

“I found home a dreary place⟳ after my long absence; for half the children I had known were now wearing whiskers or waterfalls, […]”

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