falls

Examples

• All

• Gardeners often admire the striking falls of the blooming iris at this time of year.

• Our data lacked information on certain aspects of falls and had limited information on environmental hazards.

  Academic text (2012)

• 3 new guidelines and preventive strategies were developed to reduce falls among older adults.

  Academic text (2012)

• Some nursing-sensitive measures, such as patient fall rate and falls with injury, are included in the QPS.

  Academic text (2013)

• Injuries to the ankle in children usually result from twisting, falls, and direct blows.

  Academic text (2006)

• Table 4 shows the ORs for seriously injurious falls by place, activity, and personal characteristics.

  Academic text (2012)

• Orthostatic hypotension is a cause of falls, and it is common among the elderly.

  Academic text (2008)

• In the elderly, the causes of unsteadiness and falls are multifactorial and overlapping.

  Academic text (1999)

• The beautiful iris flower displayed its vibrant falls in the bright sunlight.

Synonyms

S

sepal

vsfalls

• Specialized

1 8.1

A green part like a small leaf around a flower that protects the bud

is an outer petal or leaf-like part that bends downward rather than enclosing bud

Idioms

T

to the bottom falls out of

• Informal

1 8.2

Suddenly become much worse or fail after being stable

W

when silence falls

7.5

At the time a place becomes quiet, often in the evening

Compounds

N

Niagara Falls

9 1.0

A large, famous waterfall on the border between Canada and the United States

N

Niagara Falls

7 1.0

A city in western New York next to the famous waterfalls

A

American Falls

1 3.6

The part of Niagara Falls on the United States side in western New York

V

Victoria Falls

1 3.6

A very large, famous waterfall on the Zambezi River between Zimbabwe and Zambia

C

Canadian Falls

3.5

A large part of Niagara Falls on the Canadian side, called Horseshoe Falls

C

Cuquenan Falls

8.1

A large famous waterfall in southeast Venezuela that is one of the tallest in the world

A

Angel Falls

3.6

A waterfall in Venezuela that falls about 979 meters, the world's highest

G

Guaira Falls

7.5

A large waterfall on the border between Brazil and Paraguay that is now covered by water from a dam

H

Horseshoe Falls

4.4

The largest part of Niagara Falls on the Canadian side, shaped like a horseshoe

I

Iguazu Falls

4.1

A very large waterfall on the border between Argentina and Brazil

P

Paulo Afonso Falls

5.7

A large, famous waterfall on the São Francisco River in northeastern Brazil

T

Twin Falls

3.5

A waterfall on the Snake River in southern Idaho with two main drops

U

Urubupunga Falls

8.7

A waterfall on the Paraná River in Brazil

Y

Yosemite Falls

4.3

A tall group of waterfalls in Yosemite National Park, California, one of the tallest in North America

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology