| outburst | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. blowup, ebullition, effusion, gush, outburst | an unrestrained expression of emotion. |
| ~ expression, reflexion, reflection, manifestation | expression without words.; "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition" |
| ~ acting out | a (usually irritating) impulsive and uncontrollable outburst by a problem child or a neurotic adult. |
| ~ cry | a fit of weeping.; "had a good cry" |
| ~ explosion | a sudden outburst.; "an explosion of laughter"; "an explosion of rage" |
| ~ flare | a sudden outburst of emotion.; "she felt a flare of delight"; "she could not control her flare of rage" |
| n. (event) | 2. burst, flare-up, outburst | a sudden intense happening.; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning" |
| ~ happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | an event that happens. |
| ~ salvo | an outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs. |
| ~ rush | a sudden burst of activity.; "come back after the rush" |
| n. (act) | 3. outburst, tumultuous disturbance | a sudden violent disturbance. |
| ~ disturbance | the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion. |
| cascade | | |
| n. (object) | 1. cascade | a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls. |
| ~ waterfall, falls | a steep descent of the water of a river. |
| n. (group) | 2. cascade | 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" |
| ~ succession | a group of people or things arranged or following in order.; "a succession of stalls offering soft drinks"; "a succession of failures" |
| n. (event) | 3. cascade, shower | 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" |
| ~ descent | a movement downward. |
| v. (motion) | 4. cascade, cascade down | rush down in big quantities, like a cascade. |
| ~ come down, descend, go down, fall | move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way.; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" |
| v. (contact) | 5. cascade | arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible. |
| ~ computer science, computing | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures. |
| ~ arrange, set up | put into a proper or systematic order.; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" |
| pour out | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. pour out | express without restraint.; "The woman poured out her frustrations as the judge listened" |
| ~ give tongue to, utter, express, verbalise, verbalize | articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise.; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" |
| v. (motion) | 2. decant, pour, pour out | pour out.; "the sommelier decanted the wines" |
| ~ pour | cause to run.; "pour water over the floor" |
| v. (motion) | 3. pour out, spill out, spill over | be disgorged.; "The crowds spilled out into the streets" |
| ~ pour, pullulate, swarm, teem, stream | move in large numbers.; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza" |
| v. (motion) | 4. effuse, pour out | pour out.; "effused brine" |
| ~ pour | cause to run.; "pour water over the floor" |
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