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- pronunciation:
- kae
skeId
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Parts
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a steep waterfall or series of small waterfalls.
We admired the sparkling water as we looked up toward the top of the cascade.
- synonyms:
- cataract, chute, falls, waterfall
- similar words:
- flow, rapids, torrent
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definition 2: |
anything that falls or seems to fall like a cascade.
a cascade of ruffles on a dress- similar words:
- avalanche, deluge, downpour, fall, flood, flow, plethora, plunge, torrent
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definition 3: |
a series of electrical components arranged so that the output of one serves as the input to the next.
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related words: |
cataract, downfall, pour |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
cascades, cascading, cascaded |
definition: |
to fall from one level to the next.
water cascading over the rocks- synonyms:
- fall, flow, plunge, rush, tumble
- similar words:
- gush, pour, stream, surge
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related words: |
avalanche, flood, stream |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
definition: |
to cause to fall or flow in a cascade.
- synonyms:
- tumble
- similar words:
- pour
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