cascade
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4.8
- noun
- /kæˈskeɪd/
:
cascada
- I longed to watch my sons' eyes widen as the cottage disappeared beneath a sparkling cascade of swirling flakes.
And when that didn't happen, it started a new cascade of grief.
- And when that didn't happen, it started a new cascade of grief.
- He weaves strands of diverse cultures and genres into splendorous cascades of gravity and grace.
- You see what flow is, it's not only an insight cascade, it's right in your brains going, oh, that's good, lots of insight.
- There's this biochemical release, this cascade of love hormones that takes over your body once you hit that six second mark.
Examples
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Nellie looked at the cascade down his cheeks and began to cry herself.
Fiction book (1997) -
The nuts flow out of the sack in a beautiful brown cascade.
Fiction book (1998) -
"Late! Not at all!" she said, and she let out a cascade of musical laughter.
Fiction book (1995) -
It's actually created a whole cascade of crises.
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Jada released the roses from her arms, and they fell in a yellow cascade upon the granite stone.
Fiction book (1993) -
Outside, the snow was thickening steadily, falling against the windows in swift cascades.
Fiction book (1998) -
I closed my eyes, hummed, and swayed under this marvelous, cleansing, restorative cascade.
Fiction book (1997) -
Johnny MacCulloch shook hands in his usual fierce manner, uttering a cascade of greetings.
Fiction book (2000) -
One shoulder bore a corsage of cabbage roses; a cascade of roses swirled about the skirt from waist to hem.
Fiction book (2002) -
After the sad news, she experienced a cascade of tears that wouldn't stop flowing.
Synonyms
162
1.0
A short period of rain or a sudden fall of things like confetti
42
4.2
A sudden large flow, for example of water, or a strong expression of feeling
36
5.1
A sudden large number of messages or requests that arrive at once
A sudden large flow of feelings or help from many people
Antonyms
Compounds
1
3.5
A mountain range in northwest United States running through Washington, Oregon and northern California with volcanic peaks
- Australian
A small shrub with white woolly leaves and long sprays of fragrant flowers used for drying
- Specialized
A machine that turns gases like air or oxygen into liquid by cooling them in several stages
A plant that lives many years and has blue to purple flowers at the ends of tall leafy stems
A long mountain range in the northwest United States across Washington, Oregon and northern California
- Specialized
A group of electrical devices connected one after another to make very high voltage
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Cascade comes from the Italian cascata, which means 'waterfall' and comes from an old verb meaning 'to fall'. So a cascade can mean a sudden, large flow of something, like a rush of tears or sparks.