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fell > 7 senses
ADJECTIVE1fell, barbarous, brutal, cruel, roughshod, savage, vicious(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
NOUN1fell, hideThe dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
2fell, felled seamSeam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edges
3fellThe act of felling something (as a tree)
VERB1fell, drop, strike down, cut downCause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
2fell, fly, vanishPass away rapidly
3fellSew a seam by folding the edges
fell > pronunciation
Soundsfeh'l
RhymesAix-la-Chapelle, barbell, bel / Bel, and 89 more rhymes in ehl at the HyperDic website...
fell > adjective
Meaning(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering.
Synonymsbarbarous, brutal, cruel, roughshod, savage, vicious
Similar toinhumane
fell > noun 1, substance
MeaningThe dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal).
Synonymshide
Narrowercowhide; goatskin; rawhide
Broaderanimal skin
fell > noun 2, artifact
MeaningSeam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edges.
Synonymsfelled seam
Broaderseam
Verbsfell
fell > noun 3, act
MeaningThe act of felling something (as a tree).
Broaderkilling, kill, putting to death
Verbsfell
fell > verb 1, contact
MeaningCause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something
ModelThey fell the trees
Synonymsdrop, strike down, cut down
Cause todescend, fall, go down, come down
Entailed byundercut
Narrowerchop down; poleax, poleaxe; log, lumber; cut
Broadercut
Nounsfell; feller
fell > verb 2, motion
MeaningPass away rapidly.
PatternSomething ----s
Synonymsfly, vanish
Broaderelapse, lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by, go along
Similar tovanish, fly, vaporize
fell > verb 3, contact
MeaningSew a seam by folding the edges.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Broadersew, run up, sew together, stitch
Nounsfell

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