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cascade
noun
verb
A sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc.) likened to a rain shower
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noun
A sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc.) likened to a rain shower
“A little shower of rose petals”
noun
A succession of stages or operations or processes or units
“Progressing in severity as though a cascade of genetic damage was occurring”
noun
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
verb
Rush down in big quantities, like a cascade
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A little shower of rose petals
A sudden cascade of sparks
Progressing in severity as though a cascade of genetic damage was occurring
Separation of isotopes by a cascade of processes
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