Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cascade
3 senses of cascade
Sense 1
cascade -- (a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls)
=> waterfall, falls -- (a steep descent of the water of a river)
Sense 2
cascade -- (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")
=> succession -- (a group of people or things arranged or following in order; "a succession of stalls offering soft drinks"; "a succession of failures")
Sense 3
shower, cascade -- (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")
=> descent -- (a movement downward)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb cascade
2 senses of cascade
Sense 1
cascade, cascade down -- (rush down in big quantities, like a cascade)
=> descend, fall, go down, come down -- (move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again")
Sense 2
cascade -- (arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible)
=> arrange, set up -- (put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order")