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Projectile point associated with the Cascade phase
A Cascade point is a projectile point associated with the Cascade phase, an ancient culture of Native Americans that settled in the Pacific Northwest
Cascade_point
republished in Cascade Point and Other Stories (1986) "The Challenge" short story in Space Gamer December 1980, later republished in Cascade Point and Other
Timothy_Zahn_bibliography
American science fiction author (born 1951)
doctorate in physics at the University of Illinois. Zahn's novella Cascade Point won the 1984 Hugo Award. Zahn novels also won five Dragon Awards[1]
Timothy_Zahn
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Cascade or cascade in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cascade, or Cascading may refer to: Air shower (physics), a cascade (particle shower) of
Cascade
Mountain range in western North America
The Cascade Range, or Cascades, is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon
Cascade_Range
Science fiction book series by Martha Wells
Initially, wormhole travel was unreliable, but has since improved to the point where "lost" colonies are being found. People reside on planets, some of
The_Murderbot_Diaries
Government-funded system in Oregon
Retrieved July 15, 2016. "POINT [Home page]". Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 3, 2018. "Cascades POINT: About". Oregon Department
POINT_Intercity_Bus_Service
1945 political allegorical novella by George Orwell
who was not present during the battle, gradually smears Snowball to the point of saying he is a collaborator of Mr. Jones while falsely representing himself
Animal_Farm
New World prehistoric projectile
projectile point Beaver Lake point Cascade point Cumberland point Eden point Golondrina point Goshen point Plainview point Plano point Simpson point Suwannee
Clovis_point
Chain of stratovolcanoes in western North America
The Cascade Volcanoes (also known as the Cascade Volcanic Arc or the Cascade Arc) are a number of volcanoes in a continental volcanic arc in western North
Cascade_Volcanoes
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Look up cascades in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cascades or The Cascades may refer to: Cascade Range or Cascades, a mountain range in the Pacific
Cascades
River in New Zealand
low-lying swampy floodplain before entering the Tasman Sea close to Cascade Point, a headland halfway between Big Bay and Jackson Bay. List of rivers
Cascade_River_(New_Zealand)
Mountain range in North America
The North Cascades are a section of the Cascade Range of western North America. They span the border between the Canadian province of British Columbia
North_Cascades
Train station in Eugene, Oregon, United States
and is the southern terminus of the Amtrak Cascades corridor. The station is also served by the Cascades POINT bus service. The station was built in 1908
Eugene_station_(Amtrak)
Graduated method of aerosol measurement and collection
A cascade impactor measures the reach range of a particulate substance as it moves through an opening with the use of aerosol. Cascade impactors are strictly
Cascade_impactor
Mountain pass in Washington
Cascade Pass (formerly also known as Skagit Pass) is a 5,392-foot (1,643 m) mountain pass over the northern Cascade Range, east of Marblemount, Washington
Cascade_Pass
Primitive weapon component
projectile point Barnes projectile point Cascade point Clovis point Cumberland point Eden point Elko point Folsom point Greene projectile point Jack's Reef
Projectile_point
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Cascade County may refer to: Cascade County, Montana Cascade County, Washington (proposed new county) This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct
Cascade_County
Coastal landform in the U.S. state of Oregon
of approximately 780 feet (240 m), which is the highest point of the highway in Oregon. Cascade Head Preserve is a Nature Conservancy Selected Site. Originally
Cascade_Head
City in Oregon, United States
Cascade Locks is a city in Hood River County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census, Cascade Locks had a population of 1,379. Cascade Locks is just
Cascade_Locks,_Oregon
American political party
The Cascade Party of Washington is a minor political party in the United States located in the state of Washington. Former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic
Cascade_Party_of_Washington
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Cascade Falls may refer to: Cascade Falls (Iskut River), a waterfall in British Columbia Cascade Falls (Kettle River), a waterfall in British Columbia
Cascade_Falls
Ancient skeleton of Indigenous American man
broad, with serrated edges, fit the description of a Cascade point, characteristic of the Cascade phase from 12,000 to 7,500 years BP. Forensic anthropologist
Kennewick_Man
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Cascade Township may refer to the following places in the United States of America: Cascade Township, Michigan Cascade Township, Minnesota Cascade Township
Cascade_Township
Stone projectile points once used in ancient North America
tradition Cascade point Clovis point Plano point Eden point Cumberland point Levanna projectile point Jack's Reef pentagonal projectile point Lamoka projectile
Folsom_point
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associated with the title Cascade, Atlanta. If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended
Cascade,_Atlanta
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Collisional cascading may refer to: Collision cascade, collisions of atoms induced by an energetic particle in a solid or liquid Kessler syndrome or collisional
Collisional_cascading
Archaeological culture
The old Cordilleran culture, also known as the Cascade phase, is an ancient culture of Native Americans that settled in the Pacific Northwestern region
Old_Cordilleran_culture
Ecosystem event
Trophic cascades are powerful indirect interactions that can control entire ecosystems, occurring when a trophic level in a food web is suppressed. For
Trophic_cascade
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Cascade, Michigan may refer to: Cascade, Kent County, Michigan Cascade, Marquette County, Michigan This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct
Cascade,_Michigan
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Cascade Park may refer to, Cascade Park (amusement park) Cascade Park West, Washington Cascade Park East, Washington Cascade Park, New Castle, Pennsylvania
Cascade_Park
Systemic risk of failure
their load onto other elements. Cascading failure is a common effect seen in high voltage systems, where a single point of failure (SPF) on a fully loaded
Cascading_failure
Amtrak service between Vancouver, BC, and Eugene, OR
The Amtrak Cascades is a passenger train route in the Pacific Northwest, operated by Amtrak in partnership with the U.S. states of Washington and Oregon
Amtrak_Cascades
Amtrak service between Seattle and Los Angeles
Joaquin Daylight via the Central Valley. The SP also operated the tri-weekly Cascade between Oakland and Portland, Oregon. The Burlington Northern Railroad
Coast_Starlight
Region of Juneau, Alaska, United States
the Lynn Canal Highway to continue north from the end of the road to Cascade Point. "The Capital Profile, Spring 1998" (PDF). Juneau Economic Development
Out_the_road
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Indiana) Cascade High School (Iowa), Cascade, Iowa Cascade High School (Montana), Cascade, Montana Cascade Senior High School (Turner, Oregon) Cascade High
Cascade_High_School
Canyon in Grand Teton National Park, US state of Wyoming
Cascade Canyon is located in Grand Teton National Park, in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The canyon was formed by glaciers which retreated at the end of
Cascade_Canyon
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Cascade Mountain may refer to: Cascade Mountain (Alberta) a mountain in Alberta, Canada Cascade Mountain (Colorado), a mountain in Grand County, Colorado
Cascade_Mountain
Pattern in juggling
juggling, a cascade is the simplest juggling pattern achievable with an odd number of props. The simplest juggling pattern is the three-ball cascade, This is
Cascade_(juggling)
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Cascade Highway may refer to: Cascade Highway (Washington), a portion of U.S. Route 2 through the northern Cascades in Washington, U.S. Cascade Highway
Cascade_Highway
American science fiction writer and editor (1910–1971)
personality and editorial demands had alienated some of his writers to the point that they no longer submitted works to him. One of his writers, Theodore
John_W._Campbell
Subspecies of red fox
The Cascade red fox (Vulpes vulpes cascadensis) is an endangered subspecies of red fox endemic to the state of Washington in the United States. The ancestors
Cascade_red_fox
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Silver Cascade Falls may refer to: Silver Cascade Falls (Colorado Springs, Colorado) in USA Silver Cascade Falls (India) in Tamil Nadu, India. This disambiguation
Silver_Cascade_Falls
Oldest operating brewery in Australia
The Cascade Brewery is a brewery established in 1824 in South Hobart, Tasmania that is the oldest continually operating brewery in Australia. As well
Cascade_Brewery
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Cascade River is a placename that can mean: Cascade River (Alberta) (Canada), a tributary of the Bow River Cascade River (Ontario) (Canada) Cascade River
Cascade_River
Canadian segment of the North American Cascade Volcanic Arc
The Canadian Cascade Arc, also called the Canadian Cascades, is the Canadian segment of the North American Cascade Volcanic Arc. Located entirely within
Canadian_Cascade_Arc
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Cascade Creek may refer to: Cascade Creek (Grand Teton National Park), Wyoming Cascade Creek (San Anselmo Creek), California Cascade Creek (South Dakota)
Cascade_Creek
The Cascade Mansion is the name of an antebellum home built in south west Atlanta, Georgia, south of the Sandtown (Now Cascade Road), and was built by
Cascade_Mansion
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Cascade School District may refer to: Cascade School District, Idaho Cascade School District (Oregon) Cascade School District, Washington This disambiguation
Cascade_School_District
Theoretical satellite collision cascade
Kessler syndrome, also known as the Kessler effect, collisional cascading, or ablation cascade, is a scenario proposed by NASA scientists Donald J. Kessler
Kessler_syndrome
1958 science fiction novel by James Blish
of God. Point for point, Ruiz-Sanchez lists the facts about Lithia that directly attack Catholic teaching. Michelis is mystified, but does point out that
A_Case_of_Conscience
Style sheet language
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a style sheet language used for specifying the presentation and styling of a document written in a markup language, such
CSS
National Park in Washington, United States
North Cascades National Park is a national park of the United States in Washington. At more than 500,000 acres (200,000 ha), it is the largest of the three
North_Cascades_National_Park
The linear-nonlinear-Poisson (LNP) cascade model is a simplified functional model of neural spike responses. It has been successfully used to describe
Linear-nonlinear-Poisson cascade model
Linear-nonlinear-Poisson_cascade_model
Behavioral phenomenon
An information cascade or informational cascade is a phenomenon described in behavioral economics and network theory in which a number of people make the
Information_cascade
Valley in Mariposa County, California
and Bunnell Point into a delightful pool at the eastern head of Little Yosemite Valley. This cascade is often mistaken for Bunnell Cascade which is located
Little_Yosemite_Valley
Mathematical descriptions of the properties of certain cells in the nervous system
point process model so as to describe not just the PSTH response, but also the interspike-interval statistics. The linear-nonlinear-Poisson cascade model
Biological_neuron_model
Mountain summit in Washington, US
which is a subrange of the Cascade Range. The peak is situated above Cascade Pass, on the shared border of North Cascades National Park and Glacier Peak
Cascade_Peak
42nd Worldcon (1984)
Worldcon. Best Novel: Startide Rising by David Brin Best Novella: "Cascade Point" by Timothy Zahn Best Novelette: "Blood Music" by Greg Bear Best Short
42nd World Science Fiction Convention
42nd_World_Science_Fiction_Convention
Series of collisions between nearby atoms, initiated by a single energetic atom
In condensed-matter physics, a collision cascade (also known as a displacement cascade or a displacement spike) is a set of nearby adjacent energetic
Collision_cascade
Series of chemical reactions resulting in a cell response
A biochemical cascade, also known as a signaling cascade or signaling pathway, is a series of chemical reactions that occur within a biological cell when
Biochemical_cascade
Waterfall in Siuslaw National Forest
for being a point for fishing chinook salmon, bull trout, and steelhead trout. List of waterfalls List of waterfalls in Oregon "Cascade Falls - Lincoln
Cascade Falls (Lincoln County, Oregon)
Cascade_Falls_(Lincoln_County,_Oregon)
Waterfall in Wisconsin
(Wisconsin-Minnesota). The structure of the Cascade Falls has an undercutting knickpoint. The knick point is created by the flow and splash of water,
Cascade_Falls_(Osceola)
Role-playing game Best novel: Startide Rising, by David Brin Best novella: Cascade Point, by Timothy Zahn Best novelette: "Blood Music", by Greg Bear Best short
1984_in_science_fiction
1990 novella by Joe Haldeman
refuse to back down in a crisis. If even a few timelines fail to reach this point, then the reverberations across the Omniverse will be fatal. Baird carries
The_Hemingway_Hoax
Topics referred to by the same term
Cascade Lake is an Intel processor microarchitecture. Cascade Lake may also refer to: Cascade Lake (California) Lake Cascade, formerly Cascade Reservoir
Cascade_Lake_(disambiguation)
Mountain in Washington (state), United States
northeast toward the Cascade Mountains. As fronts approach the North Cascades, they are forced upward by the peaks of the Cascade Range (orographic lift)
Table Mountain (Whatcom County, Washington)
Table_Mountain_(Whatcom_County,_Washington)
Mountain in Washington (state), United States
northeast toward the Cascade Mountains. As fronts approach the North Cascades, they are forced upward by the peaks of the Cascade Range, causing them to
Spire_Point
2009 anthology edited by Mike Ashley
Pevatron Rats by Stephen Baxter * The Edge of the Map by Ian Creasey Cascade Point by Timothy Zahn A Dance to Strange Musics by Gregory Benford Palindromic
The Mammoth Book of Mindblowing SF
The_Mammoth_Book_of_Mindblowing_SF
Three mountain summits in the Pyrenees
The Cascade Peaks (Occitan: Pécs de Cascada) are three summits in the Monte Perdido Range of the Pyrenees, culminating at 3,161 m (10,371 ft) on the eastern
Cascade_Peaks
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
owned by Union Pacific. Cascade Summit is the highest point on the railroad's crossing of the Cascades at an elevation of 4,852 feet (1,479 m). It was a famous
Cascade_Summit,_Oregon
Open Cascade is an Information Technology Company (ITC) owned by Capgemini. Open Cascade provides services in the domain of scientific and technical computing
Open_Cascade
Waterfall in Yosemite National Park, California
The Pywiack Cascade is a waterfall in Yosemite National Park within the U.S. state of California. It is located a few miles downstream from the outlet
Pywiack_Cascade
Point in a river or brook where water flows over a vertical drop
referred to as "cascades" and "cataracts", though some sources specify a cataract as being a larger and more powerful waterfall and a cascade as being smaller
Waterfall
Lake in Teton County, Wyoming, United States
approximately 12,000 years ago by glaciers pushing rock debris which carved Cascade Canyon during the last glacial maximum, forming a terminal moraine which
Jenny_Lake
American businessman and investor (born 1959)
businessman and investor. He is the founder and chief investment officer of Cascade Investment, where he oversees all investment related activities of the
Michael_Larson_(businessman)
Waterfall in Oregon, United States
Cascade Falls is a waterfall from the Quartzville Creek in Linn County, Oregon. The waterfall is known for being a point for river rafting through the
Cascade Falls (Linn County, Oregon)
Cascade_Falls_(Linn_County,_Oregon)
mountains by elevation Lists of volcanoes Smoot, Jeff (1999). Climbing the Cascade Volcanoes. Falcon Guides. ISBN 978-1-56044-889-1. Global Volcanism Program
List of volcanoes by elevation
List_of_volcanoes_by_elevation
Stratovolcano in the U.S. state of Washington
Tahoma (/təˈhoʊmə/ tə-HOH-mə), is a large, active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest in the United States. The mountain is located
Mount_Rainier
Alpine climbing route in the North Cascades in Washington, United States
Traverse is an alpine climbing route in the North Cascades of Washington state. The route, from Cascade Pass to Dome Peak, is generally remote, unmarked
Ptarmigan_Traverse
Mountain in Washington (state), United States
Perdition Peak is a 7,675-foot (2,339-metre) mountain summit located in North Cascades National Park in Skagit County of Washington state. The peak lies 1.33 mi
Perdition_Peak
Topics referred to by the same term
Cascades Park can refer to: Cascades Park (Tallahassee) - a park in Tallahassee, Florida Cascades Park (Michigan) - a park in southern Michigan Cascade
Cascades_Park
Dam in Syunik Province
The Vorotan Cascade, or the ContourGlobal Hydro Cascade, is a cascade on the Vorotan River in Syunik Province, Armenia. It was built to produce hydroelectric
Vorotan_Cascade
process continues to the end of the cascade. In this case the gain of the last device has no effect on the cascade ISOI. In the OSOI case, a similar process
Second-order_intercept_point
Measure of computer performance
Floating point operations per second (FLOPS, flops or flop/s) is a measure of computer performance or compute in computing, useful in fields of scientific
Floating point operations per second
Floating_point_operations_per_second
"BSA: Butte Creek | BSA : Cascade Pacific Council". www.cpcbsa.org. Retrieved July 12, 2016. "BSA: Camp Baldwin | BSA : Cascade Pacific Council". www.cpcbsa
List of councils (Scouting America)
List_of_councils_(Scouting_America)
Bridge in Oregon / Skamania County, Washington
a steel truss cantilever bridge that spans the Columbia River between Cascade Locks, Oregon, and Washington state near Stevenson. It is approximately
Bridge of the Gods (modern structure)
Bridge_of_the_Gods_(modern_structure)
Mountain in the North Cascades, Washington
Cascades in Washington state. It is protected by the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness within the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest. The highest point
Raven_Ridge_(Washington)
Series of anthologies of Hugo Award winning stories
Elephants", by Spider Robinson (short story) 1984: 42nd Convention, Anaheim "Cascade Point", by Timothy Zahn (novella) "Blood Music", by Greg Bear (novelette)
The_New_Hugo_Winners
Relational communications theory
The Cascade Model of Relational Dissolution (also known as Gottman's Four Horsemen) is a relational communications theory that proposes four critically
Cascade Model of Relational Dissolution
Cascade_Model_of_Relational_Dissolution
Short story by Harry Turtledove
Novella in 1994. The story takes place in an alternative history in which the point of divergence occurs 5.5 million years ago during the Miocene Epoch when
Down_in_the_Bottomlands
This is a list of Cascade volcanoes, i.e. volcanoes formed as a result of subduction along the Cascadia subduction zone in the Pacific Northwest of North
List_of_Cascade_volcanoes
Explanation for types of collective belief
An availability cascade is a self-reinforcing cycle that explains the development of certain kinds of collective beliefs. A novel idea or insight, usually
Availability_cascade
Hospital in Arlington, Washington
The Cascade Valley Hospital is a general hospital in Arlington, Washington, operated by Skagit Regional Health. The 48-bed hospital is located south of
Cascade_Valley_Hospital
U.S. state
Sierra Nevada in the east, the coastal mountain ranges in the west, the Cascade Range to the north and by the Tehachapi Mountains in the south. The Central
California
Mountain in Washington (state), United States
840-foot-elevation (1,780-meter) mountain summit located in the North Cascades in Whatcom County of Washington state. It is set within the Mount Baker
Mount_Ann
Hiking trail in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
The Cascade Canyon Trail is a 13.6-mile (21.9 km) round-trip long hiking trail in Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The trailhead
Cascade_Canyon_Trail
Method for speeding related binary searches
In computer science, fractional cascading is a technique to speed up a sequence of binary searches for the same value in a sequence of related data structures
Fractional_cascading
Physiographic region in the western United States
The Cascade-Sierra province is a physiographic region of mountains in the western United States, east and adjacent to Pacific Border province and west
Cascade-Sierra_province
Prehistoric site in Louisiana, US
Poverty Point State Historic Site/Poverty Point National Monument (French: Pointe de Pauvreté; 16 WC 5) is a prehistoric earthwork constructed by the
Poverty_Point
CASCADE POINT
CASCADE POINT
Girl/Female
Anglo Saxon
A cascade.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : from the medieval personal name Ponc(h)e, Pons (see Ponce).English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Ponts in La Manche and Seine-Maritime, Normandy, from Latin pontes ‘bridges’ (see Pont).English (of Norman origin) : nickname for a fop or dandy, from points ‘laces for hose’ (see Pointer 1).
Girl/Female
Anglo, Australian, British, Christian, Danish, English, German, Spanish, Swedish
A Cascade; Pretty; Weak; Soft; Tender; Gentle
Girl/Female
French
Born at Easter.
Boy/Male
Australian, French, German
Child of Easter
Girl/Female
Anglo Saxon Arthurian Legend English
A cascade.
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, French, German, Lebanese, Swiss
Born at Easter; Passover; Relating to Easter
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Danish, English, Netherlands, Spanish
Waterfall; A Cascade; Variant of the Irish Gaelic Word Lann; House; Church; Form of Linda; Pretty; Lake
Female
French
Pet form of French Pascale, PASCALINE means "Passover; Easter."
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Christian, English, German, Spanish
Abbreviation of Lynnette who Accompanied Sir Gareth on a Knightly Quest in Arthurian Legend; Waterfall; A Cascade; Lake; Good Looking; Pretty
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar' A conspirator against Caesar.
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, Greek, Hebrew, Jamaican, Spanish, Swedish
Waterfall; Pretty; A Cascade; Lake; Pool; Pond
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
A Cascade
Surname or Lastname
English (Midlands)
English (Midlands) : habitational name from Pointon in Lincolnshire, Poynton in Cheshire, or Poynton Green in Shropshire. The first is named from Old English Pohhingtūn ‘settlement (Old English tūn) associated with Pohha’, a byname apparently meaning ‘bag’; the others have as the first element the Old English personal names Pofa and Pēofa respectively.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : descriptive nickname from Middle English casbalde ‘bald-head’.
Surname or Lastname
English (Norfolk)
English (Norfolk) : occupational name from Middle English pointer ‘point maker’, an agent derivative of point, a term denoting a lace or cord used to fasten together doublet and hose (Old French pointe ‘point’, ‘sharp end’). Reaney suggests that in some cases Pointer may have been an occupational name for a tiler or slater whose job was to point the tiles, i.e. render them with mortar where they overlapped.Possibly an altered form of German Pointner, a variant of Bainter.
Female
French
Feminine form of French Pascal, PASCALE means "Passover; Easter."
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
Love's Labours Lost' Lord attending on the Princess of France.
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, Arabic, Australian, British, Christian, English, Spanish
Waterfall; A Cascade; Lake; Pool; Pretty
Boy/Male
Irish
Intelligent; from Caiside; curly-headed.
CASCADE POINT
CASCADE POINT
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Four Armed; Lord Vishnu
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Devotee of the Lord
Boy/Male
Arabic
Confident; Strong
Girl/Female
English
Introduced into Britain during the Norman Conquest, from an Old German name meaning elf counsel...
Boy/Male
Welsh
Anvil.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
An Ascetic
Boy/Male
Tamil
Prabodhan | பà¯à®°à®ªà¯‹à®¤à®¨
Knowledge
Girl/Female
Tamil
A weapon, Spear
Girl/Female
Latin
Hard working.
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Glory
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n.
See Cassava.
v. t.
To render void or useless; to vacate or annul.
n.
See Carcass.
n.
A fall of water over a precipice, as in a river or brook; a waterfall less than a cataract.
v. i.
To fall in a cascade.
n.
A sudden, violent check of a horse by drawing or twitching the reins on a sudden and with one pull.
v. i.
Alt. of Passado
n.
A small traveling case or bandbox; formerly, a chest.
n.
A series of arches with the columns or piers which support them, the spandrels above, and other necessary appurtenances; sometimes open, serving as an entrance or to give light; sometimes closed at the back (as in the cut) and forming a decorative feature.
v. i.
To vomit.
n.
A fall, or perpendicular descent, of the water of a river or stream, or a descent nearly perpendicular; a cascade; a cataract.
n.
An arched or covered passageway or avenue.
n.
A waterfall; a cascade.
a.
Furnished with an arcade.
n.
A long, arched building or gallery.
n.
The action of a horse, when he throws himself on his haunches two or three times, bending himself, as it were, in very quick curvets.
n.
The projection in rear of the breech of a cannon, usually a knob or breeching loop connected with the gun by a neck. In old writers it included all in rear of the base ring. [See Illust. of Cannon.]
n.
A slope or declivity in a manege ground down which a horse is made to gallop, to give suppleness to his haunches.
n.
The front of a building; esp., the principal front, having some architectural pretensions. Thus a church is said to have its facade unfinished, though the interior may be in use.
n.
The cascabel, or hindmost knob, of a cannon.