cascade

Plural: cascades

Noun

• a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls
• 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"
• a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower
  • "a sudden cascade of sparks"
• A waterfall or series of small waterfalls.
• A stream or sequence of a thing or things occurring as if falling like a cascade.
• A series of electrical (or other types of) components, the output of any one being connected to the input of the next.
• A pattern typically performed with an odd number of props, where each prop is caught by the opposite hand.
• A sequence of absurd short messages posted to a newsgroup by different authors, each one responding to the most recent message and quoting the entire sequence to that point (with ever-increasing indentation).
• A hairpiece for women consisting of curled locks or a bun attached to a firm base, used to create the illusion of fuller hair.
• A series of reactions in which the product of one becomes a reactant in the next

Verb

• rush down in big quantities, like a cascade
• arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible
• To fall as a waterfall or series of small waterfalls.
• To arrange in a stepped series like a waterfall.
• To occur as a causal sequence.
• To pass (something) down through a chain or system in a flow or series of movements.
• To vomit.
• -CADED, -CADING, -CADES to fall like a waterfall

Synonyms

cascade down, shower