american falls | (n) a part of Niagara Falls in western New York (north of Buffalo) |
canadian falls | (n) a part of Niagara Falls in Ontario, Syn. Horseshoe Falls |
falls | (n) the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris) |
great falls | (n) a town in central Montana on the Missouri river; a center of extensive hydroelectric power |
idaho falls | (n) a town in southeastern Idaho on the Snake River |
klamath falls | (n) a town in southern Oregon near the California border |
niagara falls | (n) a city in western New York State at the falls of the Niagara river; tourist attraction and honeymoon resort |
sioux falls | (n) largest city in South Dakota; located in southeastern South Dakota |
twin falls | (n) a town on the Snake River in south central Idaho near the Twin Falls |
wichita falls | (n) a city in north central Texas near the Oklahoma border |
angel | (n) the highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies seasonally, Syn. Angel Falls |
cuquenan | (n) a famous waterfall in Venezuela, Syn. Kukenaam, Kukenaam Falls, Cuquenan Falls |
iguazu | (n) a large waterfall on the border between Argentina and Brazil, Syn. Victoria Falls, Iguassu, Iguazu Falls, Iguassu Falls |
niagara | (n) waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls, Syn. Niagara Falls |
paulo afonso | (n) a major waterfall in northeastern Brazil, Syn. Paulo Afonso Falls |
sete quedas | (n) a great waterfall on the border between Brazil and Paraguay, Syn. Guaira, Guaira Falls |
tugela | (n) a major waterfall in southern Africa; has more than one leap, Syn. Tugela Falls |
twin | (n) a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho, Syn. Twin Falls |
urubupunga | (n) a waterfall in the Parana river in Brazil, Syn. Urubupunga Falls |
victoria | (n) a waterfall in the Zambezi River on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia; diminishes seasonally, Syn. Victoria Falls |
waterfall | (n) a steep descent of the water of a river, Syn. falls |
yosemite | (n) a series of waterfalls in Yosemite National Park in California; is reduced to a trickle for part of each year, Syn. Yosemite Falls |
傍晚 | [bàng wǎn, ㄅㄤˋ ㄨㄢˇ, 傍 晚] in the evening; when night falls; towards evening; at night fall; at dusk #7,134 [Add to Longdo] |
闭幕 | [bì mù, ㄅㄧˋ ㄇㄨˋ, 闭 幕 / 閉 幕] the curtain falls; lower the curtain; to come to an end (of a meeting) #10,537 [Add to Longdo] |
着落 | [zhuó luò, ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄨㄛˋ, 着 落 / 著 落] whereabouts (i.e. where sth has got to); reliable source; (the matter) falls to sb's responsibility; settled #18,917 [Add to Longdo] |
瓜熟蒂落 | [guā shú dì luò, ㄍㄨㄚ ㄕㄨˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ, 瓜 熟 蒂 落] when the melon is ripe, it falls (成语 saw); problems sort themselves out in the fullness of time #79,549 [Add to Longdo] |
跌水 | [diē shuǐ, ㄉㄧㄝ ㄕㄨㄟˇ, 跌 水] drop of height in waterway; staircase of waterfalls #106,941 [Add to Longdo] |
尼亚加拉瀑布 | [Ní yà jiā lā pù bù, ㄋㄧˊ ㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄚ ㄆㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ, 尼 亚 加 拉 瀑 布 / 尼 亞 加 拉 瀑 布] Niagara Falls [Add to Longdo] |
洛皮塔 | [Luò pí tǎ, ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄆㄧˊ ㄊㄚˇ, 洛 皮 塔] Lawpita Falls on the Balu Chaung river, location of Myanmar's biggest hydroelectric plant [Add to Longdo] |
洛皮塔瀑布 | [Luò pí tǎ pù bù, ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄆㄧˊ ㄊㄚˇ ㄆㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ, 洛 皮 塔 瀑 布] Lawpita Falls on the Balu Chaung river, location of Myanmar's biggest hydroelectric plant [Add to Longdo] |
百足之虫死而不僵 | [bǎi zú zhī chóng sǐ ér bù jiāng, ㄅㄞˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄓ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄙˇ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄤ, 百 足 之 虫 死 而 不 僵 / 百 足 之 蟲 死 而 不 僵] a centipede dies but never falls down; old institutions die hard [Add to Longdo] |
维多利亚瀑布 | [Wéi duō lì yà pù bù, ㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄚˋ ㄆㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ, 维 多 利 亚 瀑 布 / 維 多 利 亞 瀑 布] Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa-Tunya (on the Zambesi river, between Zambia and Zimbabwe) [Add to Longdo] |
兰艾同焚 | [lán ài tóng fén, ㄌㄢˊ ㄞˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄣˊ, 兰 艾 同 焚 / 蘭 艾 同 焚] lit. to burn both fragrant orchids and stinking weeds (成语 saw); fig. to destroy indiscriminately the noble and common; the rain falls on the just and unjust alike [Add to Longdo] |
ずしずし | [zushizushi] (adv, adv-to) (on-mim) thump; thud (sound representing the footfalls of something heavy) [Add to Longdo] |
ホワイトキック | [howaitokikku] (n) (sl) (See 白ける) dead silence after a joke falls flat (wasei [Add to Longdo] |
狐の子は頬白 | [きつねのこはつらじろ, kitsunenokohatsurajiro] (exp) (id) (obsc) the apple never falls far from the tree; fox pups have white cheeks [Add to Longdo] |
国民の休日 | [こくみんのきゅうじつ, kokuminnokyuujitsu] (n) national holiday (by law, any weekday that falls between two other national holidays) [Add to Longdo] |
山雪 | [やまゆき, yamayuki] (n) (See 里雪) snow that falls on mountains [Add to Longdo] |
私雨 | [わたくしあめ, watakushiame] (n) (obsc) limited amount of rain which falls off to a certain region [Add to Longdo] |
自転車操業 | [じてんしゃそうぎょう, jitenshasougyou] (n) barely keeping a business going (analogy that a bicycle falls over when its wheels cease rotating) [Add to Longdo] |
社日 | [しゃにち;しゃじつ, shanichi ; shajitsu] (n) (See 戊) "tsuchinoe" day that falls closest to the vernal or autumnal equinox (a day of religious significance for harvests) [Add to Longdo] |
春社 | [しゅんしゃ, shunsha] (n) (See 社日, 戊・つちのえ) spring "tsuchinoe" day that falls closest to the vernal equinox (a day of religious significance for harvests) [Add to Longdo] |
小店;小見世 | [しょうてん(小店);こみせ, shouten ( shou mise ); komise] (n) (1) little shop; small shop; small store; (2) (しょうてん only) (hum) my shop; (3) (こみせ only) low class whorehouse in Fujiwara (Edo period); low class brothel; (4) (こみせ only) passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tohoku region) [Add to Longdo] |
鳩尾;水落ち;水落 | [みずおち;みぞおち, mizuochi ; mizoochi] (n) (1) (uk) pit of the stomach; solar plexus; (2) (水落ち, 水落 only) place where water falls [Add to Longdo] |
百年河清 | [ひゃくねんかせい, hyakunenkasei] (exp) waiting for one hundred years for the waters of the Yellow River to clear; waiting in vain for an unlikely event; waiting for pigs to fly; When the sky falls, we shall catch larks [Add to Longdo] |
里雪 | [さとゆき, satoyuki] (n) (See 山雪) snow that falls on villages [Add to Longdo] |