cascade
Other forms: cascading; cascaded
Think of a cascade as something suddenly falling, tumbling down in a rush.
The word cascade conjures up a vision of anything falling in a manner resembling a waterfall — think of a cascade of shining hair, a sudden cascade of tears, or the cascade of light during a meteor shower. The idea behind the word is of something falling in a progressive manner or a series of steps. A downward progression of musical themes can be called a cascade, as can the disastrous cascade of the tumbling price of a stock on Wall Street.
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a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls
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a sudden downpour (as of tears, sparks, etc.) likened to a rain shower
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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”type of:successiona group of people or things arranged or following in order
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rush down in big quantities, like a cascadesynonyms: cascade down
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arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible
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Vocabulary lists containing cascade
As you read Graham Salisbury's "The Ravine," learn this word list. Here are links to other word lists for texts in Grade 6's Collection 1: The Ravine, Fine?, Fears and Phobias, In the Spotlight
In this much-imitated short story, a young couple makes sacrifices in the name of true love. Read the full text here. Here are links to our lists for other works by O. Henry: The Ransom of Red Chief, A Retrieved Reformation
When tragedy strikes, Esperanza's family has to leave their ranch in Mexico and move to a farmworkers' camp during the Great Depression.