fells

The word “fells” has 1 syllable: fells

It's pronounced as /fɛlz/

What is synonym and antonym for fells?

In the thesaurus, “fells” has 88 synonyms and 7 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for fells along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for fells

annihilates
assassinates
bangs
bashes
belts
blots out
bludgeons
bulldozes
bumps off
butchers
carries off
claims
clobbers
croaks
cuts down
decimates
demolishes
destroys
dispatches
does away with
does for
does in
downs
drops
euthanatizes
euthanizes
executes
finishes
flattens
floors
gets
hammers
hews
hits
ices
jabs
kayoes
kills
kills off
knocks down
knocks off
knocks out
knocks over
kos
levels
makes away with
martyrs
massacres
mows
murders
neutralizes
offs
overthrows
pastes
pokes
pounds
prostrates
punches
puts away
puts down
razes
rubs out
scrags
slams
slaps
slaughters
slays
slogs
slugs
smacks
smites
snuffs
socks
suicides
swats
swipes
takes
takes out
tears down
terminates
throws down
thumps
thwacks
topples
wallops
wastes
whacks
whales

Antonyms for fells

animates
nurtures
raises
restores
resurrects
resuscitates
revives

Meanings of fells

noun
1. A cutting-down of timber.
2. 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.
3. The end of a web, formed by the last thread of the weft.
4. An animal skin, hide, pelt.
5. Human skin (now only as a metaphorical use of previous sense).
6. (obsolete outside Britain) A rocky ridge or chain of mountains.
7. (obsolete outside Britain) A wild field or upland moor.
verb
1. To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.
2. To strike down, kill, destroy.
3. To stitch down a protruding flap of fabric, as a seam allowance, or pleat.

Example Sentences

The lumberjack skillfully fells trees to clear the path.
A sudden illness sometimes fells even the strongest athletes.
The knight’s sword fells his opponent with a single strike.
Each winter storm fells several old branches in the park.
Disease often fells entire crops before harvest time.

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