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Meaning of 'fell' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Fell
- imp. of Fall.
2 . Fell [ a.]
- Cruel; barbarous; inhuman; fierce; savage; ravenous.
- Eager; earnest; intent.
- Gall; anger; melancholy.
3 . Fell [ imp.]
- of Fall
4 . Fell [ n.]
- A skin or hide of a beast with the wool or hair on; a pelt; -- used chiefly in composition, as woolfell.
- A barren or rocky hill.
- A wild field; a moor.
- The finer portions of ore which go through the meshes, when the ore is sorted by sifting.
- A form of seam joining two pieces of cloth, the edges being folded together and the stitches taken through both thicknesses.
- The end of a web, formed by the last thread of the weft.
5 . Fell [ v. i.]
- To cause to fall; to prostrate; to bring down or to the ground; to cut down.
6 . Fell [ v. t.]
- To sew or hem; -- said of seams.

Meaning of 'fell' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . fell [ v]
Meaning (1):
- cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
Example in sentence:
  • Lightning struck down the hikers;
  • strike down a tree
Meaning (2):
- pass away rapidly
Example in sentence:
  • Time fleeing beneath him;
  • Time flies like an arrow
3 . fell [ s]
Meaning (3):
- (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
Example in sentence:
  • a barbarous crime;
  • a savage slap;
  • brutal beatings;
  • cruel tortures;
  • Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks;
  • vicious kicks

Nearby Words:

felanders feldspar feldspath feldspathic feldspathose fele felicitate felicitated felicitating felicitation

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