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Cataract vs Falls - What's the difference?

cataract | falls | Synonyms |

Cataract is a synonym of falls.


As nouns the difference between cataract and falls

is that cataract is (obsolete) a waterspout while falls is .

As a verb falls is

.

cataract

English

(wikipedia cataract)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A waterspout
  • A large waterfall; steep rapids in a river.
    • ''The cataracts on the Nile helped compartiment Upper Egypt
  • A flood of water (rfex)
  • An overwhelming downpour or rush
    • ''His cataract of eloquence
  • (pathology) A disease of the eye causing its opacity and, unless treated, leading to blindness.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=1999 , author=J J Gallo, J Busby-Whitehead, W Reichel, P V Rabins, R A Silliman , title=Reichel's care of the elderly , chapter= citation , isbn= , page=563 , passage=Rarely, a dense, swollen neglected cataract precipitates an angle-closure glaucoma.}}

    Derived terms

    * cataractal

    falls

    English

    Noun

    (falls)
  • A waterfall.
    • Niagara Falls

    Noun

    (head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (fall)
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