cascades
Meaning of cascades
plural noun
- a small waterfall, typically one of several that fall in stages down a steep rocky slope.
the waterfall raced down in a series of cascades
- a process whereby something, typically information or knowledge, is successively passed on.
the greater the number of people who are well briefed, the wider the cascade effect
- (of water) pour downwards rapidly and in large quantities.
water was cascading down the stairs
- pass (something) on to a succession of others.
teachers who are able to cascade their experience effectively
- arrange (a number of devices or objects) in a series or sequence.
mid 17th century: from French, from Italian cascata, from cascare ‘to fall’, based on Latin casus (see case1).
Information about cascades
- The singular form of cascades is: cascade.
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CatalanHyphenation of cascades
cas-cades
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- cascades is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
cascades synonyms
Meaning Cascades:
Meaning a cascade of water falling from a height, formed when a river or stream flows over a precipice or steep incline:
Meaning a waterfall or cascade:
Meaning a large waterfall:
Meaning a fast-flowing and turbulent part of the course of a river:
Meaning a strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid:
Meaning an overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits, especially over what is normally dry land:
Meaning a great quantity of something arriving at the same time:
Meaning something that streams out rapidly:
Meaning an ornamental structure in a pool or lake from which one or more jets of water are pumped into the air:
Meaning a mass of small things falling or moving at the same time:
Meaning a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside:
Meaning strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement:
Meaning a waterfall:
Meaning flow rapidly in a steady stream:
Meaning (of a liquid) flow out of something in a rapid and plentiful stream:
Meaning (of a crowd or a natural force) move suddenly and powerfully forward or upward:
Meaning cause or allow (liquid) to flow over the edge of its container, especially unintentionally:
Meaning (of liquid, air, gas, etc.) run or flow in a continuous current in a specified direction:
Meaning (of a liquid, gas, or electricity) move steadily and continuously in a current or stream:
Meaning supply or distribute (something) for use or sale:
Meaning gush out in a sudden and forceful stream:
Meaning spurt out in jets:
Meaning move or rush in a headlong or uncontrolled way:
Meaning move or fall downwards:
Meaning move from a higher to a lower level, typically rapidly and without control:
Meaning let or make (something) fall vertically:
Meaning jump or dive quickly and energetically:
Meaning set (one's voice or a piece of music) at a particular pitch:
Meaning (especially of a liquid) flow over the brim of a receptacle:
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Words that rhyme with cascades
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