avalanche

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈævəlɑːntʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈævəˌlæntʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(avə lanch′, -länch′)

Inflections of 'avalanche' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
avalanches
v 3rd person singular
avalanching
v pres p
avalanched
v past
avalanched
v past p

avalanche
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Sense: A mass moving down a slope
Synonyms:
mudslide, snowslide, landslide Collocations, landslip, rockslide, icefall, rockfall
Sense: Any overwhelming mass
Synonyms:
flood Collocations, deluge, torrent, mass Collocations, abundance, bumper crop, flurry Collocations, flow Collocations, gush Collocations, inundation, more than enough, excess Collocations, surplus Collocations, riot Collocations, profuseness, profusion, oversupply, overprofusion, lots, loads, scads (slang)


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