cascade

/kæskˈeɪd/

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Definitions

Noun
a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls
Noun
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"
Noun
a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower; "a little shower of rose petals"; "a sudden cascade of sparks"
Verb
rush down in big quantities, like a cascade
Verb
arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible