I. noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Rainbows glanced off the cascade of the waterfall.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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In a way, development can be thought of as a cascade , one event leading to another.
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Light in texture, it is sublime served with cascades of cream poured over.
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On the other side is the mosaic-tiled bath, as blue as the sea, beneath a cascade of tropical plants.
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One intervention causes the next one to be needed and eventually leads to a cascade of interventions of increasing seriousness.
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Pharmacological agents could then be selected to modify these cascades.
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The awning flew back with a chainsaw rasp, and a cascade of rainwater came down on her head.
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The continuous wandering of the continents also produced a cascade of side effects.
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The entire period-doubling cascade can be given a similar interpretation.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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down
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She could see waterfalls cascading down some of the mountain-sides and in the distance a lake.
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On side streets drying laundry cascades down from balcony to balcony.
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As I sat there, the china spewed forth from the open door and cascaded down the ready-made ramp into my lap.
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Du Pont trained 180 managers in safety auditing and this is now cascading down through the workforce.
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Allow the water to cascade down up-stretched arms while you massage elbows and upper arms.
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We were cast into impenetrable blackness, with the rain still cascading down and that devilish thing on the loose!
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Water was soon cascading down the stairs from the top storey.
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Another rain squall blotted out the harbour and water cascaded down the window panes.
over
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An almighty cloudburst of possibilities had cascaded over his head and he loved that too.
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It's not as pretty as water cascading over rocks, but it's less likely to freeze.
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He cursed under his breath as the flat bottom caused the water to cascade over his brown boots.
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It wells up her perfectly tanned throat and finally she starts to shake, honey blonde hair cascading over slim shoulders.
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There was a tiny forest up there, its greenery cascading over the lip.
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Gallons of water cascaded over the side of the bath and through his private rooms at Buckingham Palace.
■ NOUN
water
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His lips caught her as the water cascaded around them, and it was like being kissed under a waterfall.
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Over it, water cascaded into a half-million-gallon pool, then was driven back to the top by steam-powered pumps.
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It's not as pretty as water cascading over rocks, but it's less likely to freeze.
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He cursed under his breath as the flat bottom caused the water to cascade over his brown boots.
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Allow the water to cascade down up-stretched arms while you massage elbows and upper arms.
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Another rain squall blotted out the harbour and water cascaded down the window panes.
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She turned on the tap and gave a whoop of delight as water cascaded forth, hot and plentiful.
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When it rained the water would cascade down the banks and wash great lumps of soil into the road.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Heavy rains caused a wall of mud to cascade down the hillside.
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The walls of the cave are smooth, polished by the water cascading from above.
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Water from the broken water main cascaded into a subway station.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As I sat there, the china spewed forth from the open door and cascaded down the ready-made ramp into my lap.
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Du Pont trained 180 managers in safety auditing and this is now cascading down through the workforce.
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It wells up her perfectly tanned throat and finally she starts to shake, honey blonde hair cascading over slim shoulders.
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On Saturday it was disgorging a torrent, trying to stay ahead of the runoff cascading from the oversaturated Sierra.
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Over it, water cascaded into a half-million-gallon pool, then was driven back to the top by steam-powered pumps.
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Silk draperies began at the ceiling and cascaded to the floor.
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Torrents of sparks cascaded behind them into the harbor.
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We were cast into impenetrable blackness, with the rain still cascading down and that devilish thing on the loose!