HyperDic: cascade

English > 5 senses of the word *cascade*:
NOUN	object	cascade	a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls
	group	cascade	a succession of stages / stages or operations or processes or units
	event	cascade, shower	a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower
VERB	motion	cascade, cascade down	rush down in big quantities, like a cascade
VERB	contact	cascade	arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible

cascade > pronunciation
Sounds	kaeskey'd
Rhymes	accolade ... wade / Wade: 90 rhymes with eyd...

English > *cascade*: 5 senses > noun 1, object
Meaning	A small waterfall or series of small waterfalls.
Broader	waterfall, falls	A steep descent of the water of a river
Spanish	cascada
Verbs	cascade	rush down in big quantities, like a cascade

English > *cascade*: 5 senses > noun 2, group
Meaning	A succession of stages / stages or operations or processes or units.
Examples	"progressing in severity as though a cascade of genetic damage was occurring" "separation of isotopes by a cascade of processes"
Broader	succession	A group of people or things arranged or following in order

English > *cascade*: 5 senses > noun 3, event
Meaning	A sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower.
Example	"a sudden cascade of sparks"
Synonym	shower
Broader	descent	A movement downward
Spanish	aguacero, cascada, chaparrón, chorro, ducha, lluvia

English > *cascade*: 5 senses > verb 1, motion
Meaning	rush down in big quantities, like a cascade.
Pattern	Something ----s
Synonym	cascade down
Broader	descend, fall, go down, come down	Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
Nouns	cascade	a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls

English > *cascade*: 5 senses > verb 2, contact
Meaning	Arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Category	computer science, computing	The branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
Broader	arrange, set up	put into a proper or systematic order

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