windfallen

7.4

Something that lies on the ground because the wind blows it down, often fruit or branches

adjective
/ˈwɪndˌfɔːlən/

: caído por el viento

Look at the windfallen apples!

Examples

The windfallen apples lay scattered across the orchard.
The orchard was littered with windfallen apples after the strong storm last night.
After the storm, the ground was covered with windfallen branches from the old oak tree.
Farmers quickly gathered the windfallen apples before they spoiled in the wet grass.
The carpenter used windfallen wood to make rustic furniture for the cottage.
She collected windfallen branches to use as kindling for the fire.
The farmer decided to use the windfallen fruit for making cider instead of selling them.

Synonyms

fallen

vswindfallen

2.0

Something like a branch or leaf that dropped to the ground

happens because wind blows things down, often affecting fruit or wood

Antonyms

intact

304 3.7

Whole and not damaged or missing any parts

standing

1.0

Upright on the feet rather than sitting or lying

Surface Forms

windfallen positive

Morphology

windfallen = fallen (transparent) = wind + fall + wind + en

The adjective is readily interpreted as 'fallen as a result of the wind' by combining 'wind' with the participle 'fallen'.

Etymology

Windfallen comes from two simple words, wind and fallen, meaning 'blown down' by the wind. So windfallen describes fruit, branches, or wood that has been knocked to the ground after a storm.