fall (noun)
11fall cankerworm — noun green or brown white striped looper; larva of Alsophila pometaria • Hypernyms: ↑cankerworm • Member Holonyms: ↑Alsophila, ↑genus Alsophila * * * noun : a green or brown white striped looper that is the larva of a small widespread No.… …
12fall|ing-off — «F lihng F, OF», noun, plural fall|ings off. = fall off. (Cf. ↑fall off) …
13fall-off — UK US noun [C] ► a reduction in something such as profits, sales, etc.: a fall off in sth »The company blamed the fall off in profits on higher operating expenses …
14fall-through — noun In certain programming constructs, the situation where execution passes to the next condition in a list unless explicitly redirected. It is a good idea to comment the (rare) cases in which a fall through is intentional so that an uncommented …
15Fall — noun a) The sudden fall of humanity into a state of sin, as brought about by the transgression of Adam and Eve. b) That time of the year when the leaves typically fall from the trees; autumn; the season of the year between the autumnal equinox in …
16fall-off — fall ,off noun singular a reduction in the amount or level of something: a fall off in sales …
17fall-back — fallˈ back adjective Used as a retreat, or second alternative (also noun) • • • Main Entry: ↑fall …
18fall|ing-out — «F lihng OWT», noun, plural fall|ings out. a disagreement; quarrel: »The boys had a falling out but soon made up …
19fall|out — «FL OWT», noun. 1. the radioactive particles or dust that fall to earth after a nuclear explosion. Fallout may be assumed always to be dangerously radioactive. »Fallout sifting down…will affect every living person (Stuart Chase). 2. the falling… …
20fall back on somebody — ˌfall ˈback on sb/sth derived no passive to go to sb for support; to have sth to use when you are in difficulty • I have a little money in the bank to fall back on. • She fell back on her usual excuse of having no time. related noun ↑fallback …
