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Fell
01
the dressed skin or hide of an animal, especially a large one
Examples
The hunter sold the fell to a local tanner.
02
the act of cutting down or bringing down something, especially a tree
Grammatical Information
animacy status
abstract
Composition
Simple
countable
plural form
fells
Examples
The fell of the old oak took less than an hour.
03
a seam made by folding and stitching edges to hide or protect raw fabric
Examples
The tailor used a fell to finish the shirt seams neatly.
to fell
01
to cut down or bring down, typically referring to trees
Transitive: to fell a tree
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
action verb
regular
present tense
fell
3rd person singular
fells
present participle
felling
past simple
felled
past participle
felled
Examples
The lumberjack used an axe to fell the towering pine.
02
to sew a seam by folding and stitching the raw edges down
Transitive: to fell sth
Examples
She felled the seam for a neat finish.
03
to pass away or disappear rapidly
Intransitive
Examples
The light felled as the sun set.
fell
01
having the ability to be deadly, cruel, or destructive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
fellest
Comparative
feller
gradable
Examples
The fell beast terrorized the villagers with its fierce attacks.
