Definition of fall

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Fall (v. t.) To pass or be transferred by chance, lot, distribution, inheritance, or otherwise; as, the estate fell to his brother; the kingdom fell into the hands of his rivals..

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Furfuration :: Furfuration (n.) Falling of scurf from the head; desquamation.
Defluous :: Defluous (a.) Flowing down; falling off.
Paralogism :: Paralogism (n.) A reasoning which is false in point of form, that is, which is contrary to logical rules or formulae; a formal fallacy, or pseudo-syllogism, in which the conclusion does not follow from the premises..
Heavy :: Heavy (superl.) Heaved or lifted with labor; not light; weighty; ponderous; as, a heavy stone; hence, sometimes, large in extent, quantity, or effects; as, a heavy fall of rain or snow; a heavy failure; heavy business transactions, etc.; often implying strength; as, a heavy barrier; also, difficult to move; as, a heavy draught..
Hawkbit :: Hawkbit (n.) The fall dandelion (Leontodon autumnale).
Elench :: Elench (n.) A specious but fallacious argument; a sophism.
Distill :: Distill (n. & v) To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle.
Tautochrone :: Tautochrone (n.) A curved line, such that a heavy body, descending along it by the action of gravity, will always arrive at the lowest point in the same time, wherever in the curve it may begin to fall; as, an inverted cycloid with its base horizontal is a tautochrone..
Chauvinism :: Chauvinism (n.) Blind and absurd devotion to a fallen leader or an obsolete cause; hence, absurdly vainglorious or exaggerated patriotism..
On :: On (prep.) To or against the surface of; -- used to indicate the motion of a thing as coming or falling to the surface of another; as, rain falls on the earth..
Catfall :: Catfall (n.) A rope used in hoisting the anchor to the cathead.
Squabash :: Squab (v. i.) To fall plump; to strike at one dash, or with a heavy stroke..
Eaves :: Eaves (n. pl.) The edges or lower borders of the roof of a building, which overhang the walls, and cast off the water that falls on the roof..
Befalling :: Befalling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Befal.
Summerhouses :: Summer-fallow (v. t.) To plow and work in summer, in order to prepare for wheat or other crop; to plow and let lie fallow..
Unpleasantry :: Unpleasantry (n.) A state of disagreement; a falling out.
Rash :: Rash (superl.) So dry as to fall out of the ear with handling, as corn..
Resort :: Resort (v. i.) To fall back; to revert.
Dose :: Dose (n.) A sufficient quantity; a portion; as much as one can take, or as falls to one to receive..
Buck :: Buck (n.) The male of deer, especially fallow deer and antelopes, or of goats, sheep, hares, and rabbits..
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