fell

nouncountableA2US /fɛl/

A cutting-down of timber.
The stitching down of a fold of cloth; specifically, the portion of a kilt, from the waist to the seat, where the pleats are stitched down.
The end of a web, formed by the last thread of the weft.
A covering of hair, wool, etc., especially when matted or thick; a fleece; also (chiefly in fell of hair), a thick head or mass of hair.
High and barren landscape feature such as a mountain range or mountain terrain above the tree line.
A rocky ridge or chain of mountains, particularly in the British Isles or Fennoscandia.Scotland
A wild field or upland moor.Scotland
The finer portions of ore, which go through the meshes when the ore is sorted by sifting.

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Your glasses fell on the floor.

The robbers fell upon him from behind the trees.