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avalanche

noun verb

a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
A
Ends with
E
Contains
VA
Scrabble score
17
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ˈævəlɑːnʃ

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things

    “the program brought an avalanche of mail”

noun

  1. a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain

verb

  1. gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow

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Example Sentences

the program brought an avalanche of mail
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