cascade

noun

a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower

a succession of stages or operations or processes or units

a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls

verb

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

rush down in big quantities, like a cascade

Roots

cadocasc- · Latin · fall

Synonyms for cascade

waterfalln fallsn rapidsadj sault cataractn

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