| AVALANCHING | • avalanching v. Present participle of avalanche. • AVALANCHE v. to descend as an avalanche. |
| AVANTURINES | • avanturines n. Plural of avanturine. • AVANTURINE n. a glass containing golden or green flecks; quartz containing mica flakes, also AVENTURIN, AVENTURINE. |
| AVENGEMENTS | • avengements n. Plural of avengement. • AVENGEMENT n. (archaic) the inflicting of retributive punishment. |
| AVENTURINES | • aventurines n. Plural of aventurine. • AVENTURINE n. a glass containing golden or green flecks; quartz containing mica flakes, also AVANTURINE, AVENTURIN. |
| AVERAGENESS | • averageness n. The state or quality of being average. • AVERAGENESS n. the state of being average. |
| AVERRUNCATE | • averruncate v. (Transitive, rare) To avert; to ward off. • averruncate v. (Transitive, rare) To root up. • AVERRUNCATE v. (archaic) to ward off; to uproot. |
| AVERTIMENTS | • avertiments n. Plural of avertiment. • AVERTIMENT n. (Milton) advertisement. |
| AVGOLEMONOS | • avgolemonos n. Plural of avgolemono. • AVGOLEMONO n. (Modern Greek) a soup or sauce made from chicken stock, lemon juice and egg yolks. |
| AVIATRESSES | • aviatresses n. Plural of aviatress. • AVIATRESS n. a female aviator, also AVIATRICE, AVIATRIX. |
| AVICULTURES | • avicultures n. Plural of aviculture. • AVICULTURE n. the rearing of birds. |
| AVOCATIONAL | • avocational adj. Of, relating to, or being an avocation. • AVOCATIONAL adj. of or relating to an avocation. |
| AVOIRDUPOIS | • avoirdupois n. (Historical) The official system of weights used in the UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary… • avoirdupois n. (Historical) The official system of weights used in the USA between 1866 and 1959. • avoirdupois n. (Chiefly humorous) Weight; heaviness. |
| AVOUCHMENTS | • avouchments n. Plural of avouchment. • AVOUCHMENT n. (archaic) the act of avouching; positive declaration. |
| AVUNCULARLY | • avuncularly adv. In an avuncular way. • AVUNCULAR adv. suggestive of an uncle, esp. in kindliness or geniality. |
| AVUNCULATES | • avunculates n. Plural of avunculate. • AVUNCULATE n. the custom in some societies of assigning rights and duties to a maternal uncle concerning his sister's son. |
| AVVOGADORES | • AVVOGADORE n. (Italian) an official criminal prosecutor in Venice. |