waterfall

About 1.43 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A flow of water over the edge of a cliff.
2. noun A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc.

   A waterfall of mist came from the open freezer.

3. noun Short for waterfall model

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

4. noun A chart depicting the timing and duration of network requests.
5. noun The action of drinking from a vessel without touching it with the lips, considered more sanitary for a shared vessel.

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

6. noun A necktie.
7. noun A chignon (hairstyle).
8. noun A beard.

Similar words

cascade falls cataract water yard chute shedding garden jardin drop

Often followed by

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Word family

waterfalls