Fall
Fall noun - A change to a lower state or level.
Usage example: last night's record fall in temperature was a sure sign that winter's coming, like it or not
Rise
Rise noun - A raising or a state of being raised to a higher rank or position.
Usage example: his rapid rise to president of the company
How words are described
| high | high fall | high rise |
| long | long fall | long rise |
| original | original fall | original rise |
| initial | initial fall | initial rise |
| Other adjectives: many, dead, single, actual, entire, constant, massive, big, huge, little, tragic, new, early, dramatic, general, meteoric, later, inevitable, subsequent, eventual, sudden. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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A similar intuition forms the basis of a theory of how societies rise and fall put forward by economist Mancur Olson, in "Rise and Decline of Nations."
Source: The Cycle of Empires - She's seen Pony civilization rise and fall and rise and fall and rise again, and is the last survivor of the original Ponies of Paradise Estate.
Source: Living Relic -
Rockstar Song: "Star" and "Ziggy Stardust" are about the rise and fall of a rock star.
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