About The Word Cascade

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Cascade

Cascade Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Cascade?
[n] a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower; "a little shower of rose petals"; "a sudden cascade of sparks"
[n] a succession of stages or operations or processes or units; "progressing in severity as though a cascade of genetic damage was occurring"; "separation of isotopes by a cascade of processes" [n] a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls [v] arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible [v] rush down in big quantities, like a cascade Synonyms | Synonyms for Cascade: cascade down | shower Related Terms | Find terms related to Cascade: bag | barf | belch | bring up | burst | cataract | chute | collapse | come down | comedown | crash | daggle | dangle | debacle | debouchment | declension | declination | defluxion | deluge | depend | descend | descending | descension | descent | dip down | disgorge | dissiliency | down | downbend | downcome | downcurve | downfall | downflow | downgrade | downpour | downrush | downtrend | downturn | downward trend | drabble | drag | draggle | drape | droop | drop | drop down | drop off | dropping | engulf | eructation | eruption | fall | fall down | fall off | falling | falls | flap | flare-up | flood | flop | flow | force | go down | go downhill | gravitate | gravitation | gush | hang | hang down | heave | inclination | inundate | jet | linn | lop | lose altitude | nappe | Niagara | nod | outbreak | outburst | overbrim | overflow | overrun | overwhelm | parachute | pend | pitch | plummet | plummeting | plunge | pounce | pour down | pour out | pour over | precipitate | puke | rain | rapids | run over | rush | sag | sault | slop | slosh | spate | spew | spill | spill out | spill over | spout | spurt | stoop | submerge | swag | swamp | sweep | swing | swoop | throw up | torrent | trail | trend downward | upchuck | volcan | waterfall | watershoot | weep | whelm See Also | arrange | come down | descend | descent | fall | falls | go down | set up | succession | waterfall Cascade In Webster's Dictionary \Cas*cade"\, n. [F. cascade, fr. It. cascata, fr.
cascare to ball.]
A fall of water over a precipice, as in a river or brook; a
waterfall less than a cataract.
The silver brook . . . pours the white cascade.
--Longjellow.
Now murm'ring soft, now roaring in cascade. --Cawper.
\Cas*cade"\, v. i. 1. To fall in a cascade. --Lowell. 2. To vomit. [Slang] --Smollett. |
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