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cascade

(k/&/s'k/eI/d )

a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls(noun.object)

source: wordnet30
a succession of stages or operations or processes or units(noun.group)

Example:
Progressing in severity as though a cascade of genetic damage was occurring.
Separation of isotopes by a cascade of processes.

source: wordnet30
a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower(noun.event)

Example:
A sudden cascade of sparks.

Synonym:
shower

source: wordnet30
A fall of water over a precipice, as in a river or brook; a waterfall less than a cataract.(noun)

source: webster1913

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

Synonym:
cascade down

source: wordnet30
arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible(verb.contact)

source: wordnet30
To fall in a cascade.(verb)

source: webster1913

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