Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A fall, or perpendicular descent, of the water of a river or stream, or a descent nearly perpendicular; a cascade; a cataract. 2. (n.) An arrangement of a woman's back hair over a cushion or frame in some resemblance to a waterfall. 3. (n.) A certain kind of neck scarf. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia WATERFALL wo'-ter-fol (tsinnor; only in the American Standard Revised Version (Psalm 42:7)): "Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterfalls; All thy waves and thy billows are gone over me." The King James Version and the English Revised Version have "waterspouts," the English Revised Version margin "cataracts." The etymology of the word is uncertain. It occurs also in 2 Samuel 5:8, translated "watercourse," the King James Version "gutter." Compare (tsanteroth), "spouts" (Zechariah 4:12).