Thesaurus results for WATERFALL

waterfall

noun

ˈwȯ-tər-ˌfȯl

as in cascade

a fall of water usually from a great height I used to like to throw sticks in the stream and watch them go over the waterfall

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Recent Examples of waterfall Lewis set a Guinness World Record for slackline surfing, swaying his feet side to side in a rocking motion that mimics surfing, while keeping his balance above China’s Diaoshuilou waterfall in 2011. —

Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2026 Other nearby attractions include Moses Cone Manor, Price Lake and the Glen Burney Trail near Blowing Rock, which features waterfalls and more challenging hiking terrain. —

Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2026 Lewis set a Guinness World Record for slackline surfing, swaying his feet side to side in a rocking motion that mimics surfing, while keeping his balance above China's Diaoshuilou waterfall in 2011. —

CBS News, 16 June 2026 No trickling mountain streams or cascading waterfalls, no sky-blue lakes and rivers. —

Bill Swank, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for waterfall

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cascade

Noun

Summer or winter, my evenings were spent beneath a cascade of artificial photons.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
The best incense holder is the Spacekeeper Waterfall Incense Burner, which is made of ceramic and directs the smoke downward in a cascade-like fashion.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 17 June 2026