cascades Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a mountain range in the northwestern United States extending through Washington and Oregon and northern California; a part of the Coast Range
   Cascade Mountains; Cascade Range.
   
2. noun a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls
   cascade.
   
3. noun a succession of stages or operations or processes or units
   cascade.
   
   • progressing in severity as though a cascade of genetic damage was occurring
   • separation of isotopes by a cascade of processes
4. noun a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower
   shower; cascade.
   
   • a little shower of rose petals
   • a sudden cascade of sparks
5. verb rush down in big quantities, like a cascade
   cascade; cascade down.
   
6. verb arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible
   cascade.
   

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