fell

To chop down

The most frequent appearance of fell is as the irregular past tense of fall.

Aside from this, fell is a verb that means cut down, applying mainly to trees.

As an adjective, fell means with a single action, but occurs mainly in the fixed expression one fell swoop.

A now mostly obsolete meaning of fell is malevolent or terrible: It was a fell plan.

timber

axe

Bladed tool for chopping

loggingRecording system events
lumberjackProfessional tree cutter
chainsawMotor-driven cutting tool

sawmill · deforestation · clearcut · stump · woodcutter · timber · chop · slash · harvest · arborist

topple

knock

Strike-produced sound

strikeForceful impact or stoppage
flattenMake level or smooth
collapseSudden structural failure

tumble · drop · bring down · prostrate · floor · level · overthrow · defeat · vanquish · conquer

mountain

moorland

Open uncultivated upland

uplandElevated land area
heathOpen land with shrubs
hillsideSloping terrain face

crag · tor · knoll · ridge · escarpment · plateau · summit · peak · wilderness · terrain

pasture

sheep

Woolly farm animal

grazingFeeding on pasture
hillsideSloping terrain face
flockAnimals gathered together

pastoral · herder · upland · moorland · livestock · pastoral · bucolic · grassland · meadow · rural

hide

pelt

Fur-bearing animal skin

tanningCuring hides or bronzing
leatherTanned animal skin
rawhideUntanned animal skin

skin · fur · fleece · animal · curing · deerskin · sheepskin · cowhide · suede · buckskin

deadly

fierce

Violently intense or aggressive

savageFierce and untamed
cruelWillfully causing suffering
lethalCausing or capable of death

ruthless · fatal · dire · deadly · brutal · terrible · grim · grievous · mortal · destructive

Categories

past tensewent, was, were, had, got
went downdropped, descended, plunged, tumbled, plummeted
Nordic MountainsPallas
verbsjump, be, speak, wait, do
demolitiondemolish, raze, bulldoze, controlled demolition, wreck
British Countrysidehedgerow, village, hedgerows, hamlet, moorland

Opposites

downward motion

fellrose

Stood up, or fragrant bloom

ascended · climbed · soared · arose · got up

destruction vs. creation

Built and raised upright

raised · planted · built · constructed · grew

deadly cruelty vs. benevolence

Soft and kind

benevolent · kind · merciful · humane · mild

Phrases

fell asleepEntered unconscious rest
fell apartBroke into components
fell downLost balance, hit ground
fell forWas deceived by
fell throughFailed to materialize
fell overLost balance and dropped

Family

felon, felled, feller, felonious, felling, fellers, fells

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