| Aeneas |
the Trojan hero of the Aeneid, who survives the fall of Troy, wanders for seven years, and becomes the founder of Rome. |
| Aeneid |
an epic poem by Virgil that tells of the adventures of Aeneas from the fall of Troy to his founding of Rome. |
| assort |
to fall into the same class or group; be matched. [1/2 definitions] |
| autumn |
the season of the year between summer and winter, in the northern hemisphere continuing from the September equinox to the December solstice; fall. |
| avalanche |
to fall or come down suddenly, as in an avalanche. [1/4 definitions] |
| bear2 |
one who believes that prices will fall in a particular market such as the stock market, esp. one who sells on the basis of this expectation. (Cf. bull1.) [1/5 definitions] |
| belly-flop |
to fall or drop oneself heavily down on one's belly, as onto a bed. [1/3 definitions] |
| boil down to |
to become (something) in the end, after all other things fall away. [1/3 definitions] |
| brant |
any of several small dark-colored European or North American geese that breed in arctic regions and migrate south in the fall. |
| bring down |
to overthrow (something), or cause to fall. [1/3 definitions] |
| capillarity |
the tension between contacting surfaces of a liquid and a solid that causes the liquid to rise or fall; capillary action. |
| cascade |
anything that falls or seems to fall like a cascade. [3/5 definitions] |
| cast |
to cause to fall upon a person, object, or idea; shed. [1/18 definitions] |
| colchicum |
any of various plants of the lily family, usu. blooming in the fall; autumn crocus. [1/2 definitions] |
| collapse |
to fall down; give way; cave in. [1/7 definitions] |
| come a cropper |
to fall or tumble, esp. from a horse. [1/2 definitions] |
| concussion |
an injury esp. of the brain resulting from a heavy blow, fall, or shock. [1/2 definitions] |
| crash1 |
to decline suddenly or fall, as a financial market or currency. [1/17 definitions] |
| crumble |
to fall into small bits; decay. [1/2 definitions] |
| crumple |
to cause to fall down or collapse. [2/5 definitions] |
| daylight-saving time |
standard time that has been advanced by one hour in a given time zone, usu. in the spring and lasting into the fall, in order to provide one more hour of daylight at the end of each day. |