falconer
— Noun
– English
~ a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry
Falconidae
— Noun
– English
~ a family of birds of the order Falconiformes
Falconiformes
— Noun
– English
~ chiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and long talons with opposable hind toe: falcons; hawks; eagles; ospreys; caracaras; vultures
falconine
— Adjective
– English
~ relating to or resembling a falcon
falconry
— Noun
– English
~ the art of training falcons to hunt and return
falderol
— Noun
– English
~ ornamental objects of no great value
Falkner
— Noun
– English
~ United States novelist (originally Falkner) who wrote about people in the southern United States (1897-1962)
fall
— Verb
– English
~ lose an upright position suddenly; "The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table"; "Her hair fell across her forehead"
fall
— Verb
– English
~ assume a disappointed or sad expression; "Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off"; "his crest fell"
fall
— Verb
– English
~ pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind; "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"
fall away
— Verb
– English
~ get worse; "My grades are slipping"
fall back
— Verb
– English
~ move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"
fall
— Verb
– English
~ move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
fall
— Verb
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~ decrease in size, extent, or range; "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"
fall
— Verb
– English
~ move in a specified direction; "The line of men fall forward"
fall
— Verb
– English
~ lose office or power; "The government fell overnight"; "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen"
fall
— Verb
– English
~ occur at a specified time or place; "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"; "The accent falls on the first syllable"
fall
— Verb
– English
~ come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son"
fall asleep
— Verb
– English
~ change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures"