Rapid vs. Waterfall

Rapidadjective

Very swift or quick.

Rapidadjective

Steep, changing altitude quickly. (of a slope)

Rapidadjective

Needing only a brief exposure time. (of a lens, plate, film, etc.)

Rapidadjective

Violent, severe.

Rapidadjective

Happy.

Rapidadverb

(archaic or colloquial) Rapidly.

Rapidnoun

a rough section of a river or stream which is difficult to navigate due to the swift and turbulent motion of the water.

Rapidnoun

(dated) A burst of rapid fire.

Rapidadjective

Very swift or quick; moving with celerity; fast; as, a rapid stream; a rapid flight; a rapid motion.

Rapidadjective

Advancing with haste or speed; speedy in progression; in quick sequence; as, rapid growth; rapid improvement; rapid recurrence; rapid succession.

Rapidadjective

Quick in execution; as, a rapid penman.

Rapidnoun

The part of a river where the current moves with great swiftness, but without actual waterfall or cascade; sometimes called whitewater; - usually used in the plural; as, the Lachine rapids in the St. Lawrence.

Rapidnoun

a part of a river where the current is very fast

Rapidadjective

done or occurring in a brief period of time;

Rapidadjective

characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed;

Waterfallnoun

A flow of water over the edge of a cliff.

Waterfallnoun

(figuratively) A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc.

Waterfallnoun

Waterfall model

Waterfallnoun

The action of drinking from a vessel without touching it with the lips, considered more sanitary for a shared vessel.

Waterfallnoun

A necktie.

Waterfallnoun

A chignon.

Waterfallverb

(intransitive) To fall like a waterfall.

Waterfallnoun

A fall, or perpendicular descent, of the water of a river or stream, or a descent nearly perpendicular; a cascade; a cataract.

Waterfallnoun

An arrangement of a woman's back hair over a cushion or frame in some resemblance to a waterfall.

Waterfallnoun

A certain kind of neck scarf.

Waterfallnoun

a steep descent of the water of a river

Waterfallnoun

a cascade of water falling from a height, formed when a river or stream flows over a precipice or steep incline.

Waterfalladjective

relating to or denoting a method of project management that is characterized by sequential stages and a fixed plan of work

Waterfall

A waterfall is an area where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops in the course of a stream or river. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.