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Words with a similar base: fell, felled_seam

'fell'

[hide.n.01] as in: the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)

'fell'

[fell.n.02] as in: seam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edges

'fell'

[fell.n.03] as in: the act of felling something (as a tree)

'fell'

[fell.v.01] as in: cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

Examples:
strike down a tree
Lightning struck down the hikers

'fell'

[fly.v.08] as in: pass away rapidly

Examples:
Time flies like an arrow
Time fleeing beneath him

'fell'

[fell.v.03] as in: sew a seam by folding the edges

'fell'

[fall.v.01] as in: descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

Examples:
The branch fell from the tree
The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse

'fell'

[descend.v.01] as in: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

Examples:
The temperature is going down
The barometer is falling
The curtain fell on the diva
Her hand went up and then fell again

'fell'

[fall.v.03] as in: pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind

Examples:
fall into a trap
She fell ill
They fell out of favor
Fall in love
fall asleep
fall prey to an imposter
fall into a strange way of thinking
she fell to pieces after she lost her work

'fell'

[fall.v.04] as in: come under, be classified or included

Examples:
fall into a category
This comes under a new heading

'fell'

[precipitate.v.03] as in: fall from clouds

Examples:
rain, snow and sleet were falling
Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum

'fell'

[fall.v.06] as in: suffer defeat, failure, or ruin

Examples:
We must stand or fall
fall by the wayside

'fell'

[fall.v.07] as in: die, as in battle or in a hunt

Examples:
Many soldiers fell at Verdun
Several deer have fallen to the same gun
The shooting victim fell dead

'fell'

[fall.v.08] as in: touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly

Examples:
Light fell on her face
The sun shone on the fields
The light struck the golden necklace
A strange sound struck my ears

'fell'

[fall.v.09] as in: be captured

Examples:
The cities fell to the enemy

'fell'

[fall.v.10] as in: occur at a specified time or place

Examples:
Christmas falls on a Monday this year
The accent falls on the first syllable

'fell'

[decrease.v.01] as in: decrease in size, extent, or range

Examples:
The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester
The cabin pressure fell dramatically
her weight fell to under a hundred pounds
his voice fell to a whisper

'fell'

[fall.v.12] as in: yield to temptation or sin

Examples:
Adam and Eve fell

'fell'

[fall.v.13] as in: lose office or power

Examples:
The government fell overnight
The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen

'fell'

[fall.v.14] as in: to be given by assignment or distribution

Examples:
The most difficult task fell on the youngest member of the team
The onus fell on us
The pressure to succeed fell on the youngest student

'fell'

[fall.v.15] as in: move in a specified direction

Examples:
The line of men fall forward

'fell'

[fall.v.16] as in: be due

Examples:
payments fall on the 1st of the month

'fell'

[fall.v.17] as in: lose one's chastity

Examples:
a fallen woman

'fell'

[fall.v.18] as in: to be given by right or inheritance

Examples:
The estate fell to the oldest daughter

'fell'

[accrue.v.02] as in: come into the possession of

Examples:
The house accrued to the oldest son

'fell'

[fall.v.20] as in: fall to somebody by assignment or lot

Examples:
The task fell to me
It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims

'fell'

[fall.v.21] as in: be inherited by

Examples:
The estate fell to my sister
The land returned to the family
The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead

'fell'

[fall.v.22] as in: slope downward

Examples:
The hills around here fall towards the ocean

'fell'

[fall.v.23] as in: lose an upright position suddenly

Examples:
The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table
Her hair fell across her forehead

'fell'

[fall.v.24] as in: drop oneself to a lower or less erect position

Examples:
She fell back in her chair
He fell to his knees

'fell'

[hang.v.05] as in: fall or flow in a certain way

Examples:
This dress hangs well
Her long black hair flowed down her back

'fell'

[fall.v.26] as in: assume a disappointed or sad expression

Examples:
Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off
his crest fell

'fell'

[fall.v.27] as in: be cast down

Examples:
his eyes fell

'fell'

[fall.v.28] as in: come out; issue

Examples:
silly phrases fell from her mouth

'fell'

[fall.v.29] as in: be born, used chiefly of lambs

Examples:
The lambs fell in the afternoon

'fell'

[fall.v.30] as in: begin vigorously

Examples:
The prisoners fell to work right away

'fell'

[fall.v.31] as in: go as if by falling

Examples:
Grief fell from our hearts

'fell'

[fall.v.32] as in: come as if by falling

Examples:
Night fell
Silence fell

'fell'

[barbarous.s.01] as in: (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

Examples:
a barbarous crime
brutal beatings
cruel tortures
Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks
a savage slap
vicious kicks

Origins

					fell (English)
├── fel (Middle English (1100-1500))
├── fell (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   └── fell (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
├── fell (Old Norse)
└── fellen (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── fellan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))