cascade
To pour or tumble downwards like a waterfall; or a tumbling fall of something.
cascade in a sentence
- Water cascaded over the rocks, splashing spray onto our faces.
- When the cupboard door opened, a cascade of toys came tumbling down onto the bedroom floor.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to cascade?
- Adribble
- Bpour
- Cdrip
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B: pour. The other three mean the opposite of cascade.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to cascade?
- Aflow
- Btumble
- Cpour
- Ddrip
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D: drip. The other three mean nearly the same as cascade.
Words that mean something similar
pour, tumble, flow
Words that mean the opposite
drip, dribble
More words about movement & action
- clamber: To climb using your hands and feet in an awkward way.
- collide: To crash into something.
- conceal: To hide something so it cannot be seen.
- confine: To keep someone or something inside a small space or within limits.
- conquer: To defeat someone or take control of a place by force.
- consume: To eat, drink or use up something.
- contort: To twist something out of its normal shape.
- cower: To crouch down and shrink back in fear.
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