Cataract

noun

/ˈkætəɹækt/

Word Frequency: 2.1

Definitions

1.nounA waterspout

2.nounA large waterfall; steep rapids in a river.

"The cataracts on the Nile helped to compartment Upper Egypt."

3.nounA flood of water

4.nounAn overwhelming downpour or rush

"His cataract of eloquence"

5.nounA clouding of the lens in the eye leading to a decrease in vision.

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