fell

(fĕl)

1. a. To cause to fall by striking; cut or knock down: fell a tree; fell an opponent in boxing.
   b. To kill: was felled by an assassin's bullet.
2. To sew or finish (a seam) with the raw edges flattened, turned under, and stitched down.

1. The timber cut down in one season.
2. A felled seam.

Related Forms:

• fellˈa·ble adjective

(fĕl)

1. Of an inhumanly cruel nature; fierce: fell hordes.
2. Capable of destroying; lethal: a fell blow.
3. Dire; sinister: by some fell chance.
4. Scots Sharp and biting.

Related Forms:

• fellˈness noun

(fĕl)

1. The hide of an animal; a pelt.
2. A thin membrane directly beneath the hide.

(fĕl)

1. An upland stretch of open country; a moor.
2. A barren or stony hill.

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