cascade

nounsomething falling, especially water
verbfall in a rush

Synonyms for cascade

noun something falling, especially water

Word Origin & History

1640s, from French cascade (17c.), from Italian cascata "waterfall," from cascare "to fall," from Vulgar Latin *casicare, frequentative of Latin casum, casus, past participle of cadere "to fall" (see case (n.1)).

Example Sentences for cascade

Cassy, the cascade of flowers and stars about her, looked at the harper.

She was humming a strange tune over the cascade like another Minnehaha.

The cascade at the bottom of the slope appeared a mere span in height from where they were now.

Here is found the cascade of Idurewadde; and higher up, the cataract of Itabru.

The fifth, as brilliant as a cascade on which the sun is shining, is "Joy."

What is that gold-coloured mark on the right of the picture like a cascade?

A moment after, and the noise of the cascade alone broke the silence of the desert.

Assured by the silence that reigned around, he looked towards the cascade.

Some of them come here to be sprinkled by the sacred spray of the cascade.

The cascade, therefore, could not be in our stream, but in some tributary that fell into it near the bend.

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Synonyms for cascade

descend

descended

fall

falls

flow

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Synonyms for cascade

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