fell
/fɛl/
adjective
- Of terrible evil or ferocity; deadly.
- A fell disease swept through the village long ago.
- The knight swore to defeat the fell sorcerer.
- The hero faced a fell beast in the dark forest.
verb
- To cut down (a tree).
- After the storm, workers had to fell the damaged pines.
- The lumberjack felled the old oak tree in one morning.
- They plan to fell several diseased trees near the playground.
- To knock down or cause to fall.
- The boxer felled his opponent with a powerful punch.
- The strong wind nearly felled the cyclist on the bridge.
- A sudden illness felled the star player before the big game.
Antonyms
noun
- A hill or stretch of high moorland, especially in northern England.
- We hiked across the rocky fells in the Lake District.
- Sheep graze on the open fells all summer.
- The view from the fell was breathtaking at sunrise.
- An animal's hide or skin with its hair.
- The tanner prepared the fell for leather making.
- In ancient times, people wore clothing made from animal fells.
- The hunter traded the fell of a wolf for supplies.