Cataract and River

Cataract

Cataract noun - A great flow of water or of something that overwhelms.

Usage example: in spring the melting snows usually produce a cataract that inundates the valley

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River and cataract are semantically related. In some cases you can use "River" instead a noun "Cataract".

River noun - A large natural stream of water (larger than a creek).

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Cataract and river are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cataract" instead a noun "River".

Nearby Words: rive, riverside, riverine

mighty cataract

mighty river

In Witches Abroad, the Lancre witches are on a voyage down a fast-flowing majestic river in a small boat with unspecified hazards on both banks and (although they don't know it yet) a mighty cataract ahead.

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River and Cataract. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cataract/river

Cataract & River. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cataract/river>.

River or Cataract. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cataract/river.

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