CASCADE

• (noun) 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"

  synonyms : shower

  The breeze caused a cascade of leaves fall from the tree. -added by Aswathy_inlas

  The smell of his mother's cooking brought back a cascade of childhood memories. -added by StudyProf.com

• (noun) 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"

• (noun) a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls

  There was a small cascade in the middle of the lawn. -added by Aswathy_inlas

• (verb) arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible

  The windows cascaded. -added by naila_inlas

• (verb) rush down in big quantities, like a cascade

  synonyms : cascade down

  A stream cascades down through the estate creating the look and feel of a small waterfall. -added by Aswathy_inlas

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