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Cascade

/ Cascade /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
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"
Type of:
succession
noun Sense 2
a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls
Type of:
waterfall falls
Derived:
cascade down
verb Sense 3
arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible
Type of:
arrange set up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
computer science computing
verb Sense 4
rush down in big quantities, like a cascade
Type of:
descend fall go down
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
noun Sense 5
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"
Type of:
descent
Derived:
shower shower down
Semantic Complexity
78%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
12
Times Searched
3
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succession waterfall falls arrange set up descend fall go down descent