fall-lessadj.
/ˈfɔːlləs/, U.S. /ˈfɔ(l)ləs/, /ˈfɑ(l)ləs/ rare.
Without a fall or falls (in various senses of fall n.2); that does not fall.
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1897 F. Thompson New Poems 49 Then leaf, and flower, and falless [sic] fruit Shall hang together on the unyellowing bough.
1910 Daily Chron. 2 Feb. 8/2 The Indian..was nearly always the aggressor in the eighty minutes' fall-less wrestling which took place.
2016 Guardian (Nexis) 14 Nov. The city of Liverpool is aiming to become a ‘fall-less’ city—so that all older adults with limited or reduced mobility can venture forth..knowing that their chances of falling have been significantly reduced.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1897- to fit to a t
- to fit up
- to dig deep
- to dig deep into one's pockets
- to dig down
- to dig in
- to dig in one's feet
- to dig in one's heels
- to dig in one's toes
- to dig off
- to dig out
- to dig the grave of
- to dig up
- to dig up the hatchet
- to dig up the tomahawk
- to digest the stomach
- to dight naked
- to dight one's gab
- to dight to death
- to dilettante it
- to dim out
- to dime on
- to diminish infinitely
- to diminish one's walks
- to din into ears