| AVELLANE | • avellane adj. (Heraldry) In the form of four unhusked filberts. • avellane n. (Heraldry) An unhusked hazel filbert. • AVELLANE adj. of a cross, having four arms shaped like filberts at the end, also AVELLAN. |
| AVENGERS | • avengers n. Plural of avenger. • AVENGER n. one that avenges, also VENGER. |
| AVENGING | • avenging v. Present participle of avenge. • avenging n. The act by which somebody is avenged. • AVENGE v. to take retribution for, also VENGE. |
| AVENTAIL | • aventail n. A curtain or flap of chainmail, fastened to a helmet, or to a coif (hood) of mail, covering the lower… • aventail n. Synonym of ventail (“movable (solid plate) front to a helmet”). • AVENTAIL n. (historical) the movable front to a helmet, also AVENTAILE, VENTAIL, VENTAILE, VENTAYLE. |
| AVENTRED | • aventred v. Simple past tense and past participle of aventre. • AVENTRE v. (Spenser) to thrust, direct. |
| AVENTRES | • aventres v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aventre. • AVENTRE v. (Spenser) to thrust, direct. |
| AVENTURE | • aventure n. (Obsolete) accident; chance; adventure. • aventure n. (Obsolete) a mischance causing a person’s death without felony, as by drowning, or falling into the fire. • aventure v. Obsolete form of adventure. |
| AVERAGED | • averaged v. Simple past tense and past participle of average. • averaged adj. (Of a set of numbers) replaced by an average value. • AVERAGE v. to calculate the arithmetical mean value of. |
| AVERAGER | • averager n. A system or process for computing averages. • AVERAGER n. in maritime law, a person who calculates average claims. |
| AVERAGES | • averages n. Plural of average. • averages v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of average. • AVERAGE v. to calculate the arithmetical mean value of. |
| AVERMENT | • averment n. The act of averring, or that which is averred; positive assertion. • averment n. Verification; establishment by evidence. • averment n. A positive statement of facts; an allegation; an offer to justify or prove what is alleged. |
| AVERRING | • averring v. Present participle of aver. • AVER v. to declare positively. |
| AVERSELY | • aversely adv. Backward; in a backward direction. • aversely adv. With repugnance or aversion; unwillingly. • AVERSE adv. opposed, reluctant. |
| AVERSION | • aversion n. Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike often without any conscious reasoning. • aversion n. An object of dislike or repugnance. • aversion n. (Obsolete) The act of turning away from an object. |
| AVERSIVE | • aversive adj. Tending to repel, causing avoidance (Of a situation, a behaviour, an item, etc.). • aversive n. (Grammar, uncountable) A grammatical case indicating that something is avoided or feared; the evitative case. • aversive n. (Psychology, countable) An unpleasant stimulus intended to induce a change in behaviour. |
| AVERTERS | • averters n. Plural of averter. • AVERTER n. one who averts. |
| AVERTING | • averting v. Present participle of avert. • AVERT v. to ward off. |