cascade

cascade
    n 1: a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls
    2: 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"
    3: 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" [syn: {shower}, {cascade}]
    v 1: rush down in big quantities, like a cascade [syn:
         {cascade}, {cascade down}]
    2: arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they
       overlap each other, with the title bars visible
    

Cascade \Cas*cade"\ (k[a^]s*k[=a]d"), n. [F. cascade, fr. It.
   cascata, fr. cascare to fall.]
   A fall of water over a precipice, as in a river or brook; a
   waterfall less than a cataract.
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         The silver brook . . . pours the white cascade.
                                                  --Longjellow.
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         Now murm'ring soft, now roaring in cascade. --Cowper.
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Cascade \Cas*cade"\, v. i.
   1. To fall in a cascade. --Lowell.
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   2. To vomit. [Slang] --Smollett.
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cascade
 n.

   1. A huge volume of spurious error-message output produced by a
   compiler with poor error recovery. Too frequently, one trivial syntax
    

cascade

   1. <compiler> A huge volume of spurious error-messages output
   by a {compiler} with poor {error recovery}.  Too frequently,
   one trivial {syntax} error (such as a missing ")" or "}")
   throws the {parser} out of synch so that much of the remaining
   program text, whether correct or not, is interpreted as
   garbaged or ill-formed.

   2. <messaging> A chain of {Usenet} followups, each adding some
   trivial variation or riposte to the text of the previous one,
   all of which is reproduced in the new message; an {include
    

Cascade, IA (city, FIPS 11305)
  Location: 42.29906 N, 91.00985 W
  Population (1990): 1812 (696 housing units)
  Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 52033
Cascade, ID (city, FIPS 13150)
  Location: 44.51302 N, 116.04066 W
  Population (1990): 877 (478 housing units)
  Area: 8.1 sq km (land), 1.2 sq km (water)
Cascade, MT (town, FIPS 12775)
  Location: 47.27070 N, 111.70247 W
  Population (1990): 729 (333 housing units)
  Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 59421
Cascade, VA
  Zip code(s): 24069
Cascade, WI (village, FIPS 12825)
  Location: 43.65942 N, 88.00851 W
  Population (1990): 620 (220 housing units)
  Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 53011
Cascade, WV
  Zip code(s): 26542
    

Cascade, MT -- U.S. town in Montana
   Population (2000):    819
   Housing Units (2000): 349
   Land area (2000):     0.524368 sq. miles (1.358106 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.524368 sq. miles (1.358106 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            12775
   Located within:       Montana (MT), FIPS 30
   Location:             47.271954 N, 111.702675 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     59421
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Cascade, MT
    Cascade
    

Cascade-Chipita Park, CO -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Colorado
   Population (2000):    1709
   Housing Units (2000): 869
   Land area (2000):     13.472744 sq. miles (34.894246 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.013957 sq. miles (0.036148 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    13.486701 sq. miles (34.930394 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            12325
   Located within:       Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
   Location:             38.920814 N, 104.991493 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Cascade-Chipita Park, CO
    Cascade-Chipita Park
    Cascade, CO
    Cascade
    

Cascade, ID -- U.S. city in Idaho
   Population (2000):    997
   Housing Units (2000): 562
   Land area (2000):     3.614463 sq. miles (9.361415 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.587689 sq. miles (1.522107 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    4.202152 sq. miles (10.883522 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            13150
   Located within:       Idaho (ID), FIPS 16
   Location:             44.515575 N, 116.043681 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Cascade, ID
    Cascade
    

Cascade, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
   Population (2000):    1958
   Housing Units (2000): 820
   Land area (2000):     1.131037 sq. miles (2.929371 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.131037 sq. miles (2.929371 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            11305
   Located within:       Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
   Location:             42.297535 N, 91.012215 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     52033
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Cascade, IA
    Cascade
    

Cascade-Fairwood, WA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Washington
   Population (2000):    34580
   Housing Units (2000): 13456
   Land area (2000):     8.869959 sq. miles (22.973088 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000024 sq. miles (0.000062 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    8.869983 sq. miles (22.973150 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            10372
   Located within:       Washington (WA), FIPS 53
   Location:             47.448873 N, 122.169361 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Cascade-Fairwood, WA
    Cascade-Fairwood
    Cascade, WA
    Cascade
    

Cascade, WI -- U.S. village in Wisconsin
   Population (2000):    666
   Housing Units (2000): 269
   Land area (2000):     0.743464 sq. miles (1.925562 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.006965 sq. miles (0.018040 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.750429 sq. miles (1.943602 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            12825
   Located within:       Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
   Location:             43.658541 N, 88.008412 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     53011
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Cascade, WI
    Cascade
    

Cascade -- U.S. County in Montana
   Population (2000):    80357
   Housing Units (2000): 35225
   Land area (2000):     2697.903606 sq. miles (6987.537964 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    13.747991 sq. miles (35.607133 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2711.651597 sq. miles (7023.145097 sq. km)
   Located within:       Montana (MT), FIPS 30
   Location:             47.433941 N, 111.324241 W
   Headwords:
    Cascade
    Cascade, MT
    Cascade County
    Cascade County, MT
    

129 Moby Thesaurus words for "cascade":
      Niagara, bag, barf, belch, bring up, burst, cataract, chute,
      collapse, come down, comedown, crash, daggle, dangle, debacle,
      debouchment, declension, declination, defluxion, deluge, depend,
      descend, descending, descension, descent, dip down, disgorge,
      dissiliency, down, downbend, downcome, downcurve, downfall,
      downflow, downgrade, downpour, downrush, downtrend, downturn,
      downward trend, drabble, drag, draggle, drape, droop, drop,
      drop down, drop off, dropping, engulf, eructation, eruption, fall,
      fall down, fall off, falling, falls, flap, flare-up, flood, flop,
      flow, force, go down, go downhill, gravitate, gravitation, gush,
      hang, hang down, heave, inclination, inundate, jet, linn, lop,
      lose altitude, nappe, nod, outbreak, outburst, overbrim, overflow,
      overrun, overwhelm, parachute, pend, pitch, plummet, plummeting,
      plunge, pounce, pour down, pour out, pour over, precipitate, puke,
      rain, rapids, run over, rush, sag, sault, slop, slosh, spate, spew,
      spill, spill out, spill over, spout, spurt, stoop, submerge, swag,
      swamp, sweep, swing, swoop, throw up, torrent, trail,
      trend downward, upchuck, volcan, waterfall, watershoot, weep,
      whelm