AVALANCHE
AVALANCHE,AVALANGE, nounA snow-slip; a vast body of snow sliding down a mountain.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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AVANT
AVANT', noun The front of an army. [Not used. See Van.]
AVANTGUARD
AVANT'GUARD, noun The van or advanced body of an army. [See Vanguard.]
AVANTURINE
AVANT'URINE, noun A variety of quartz rock containing spangles.
AVARICE
AV'ARICE, noun [Latin avaritia, from avarus, from aveo, to covet.]An inordinate desire of gaining and possessing wealth; covetousness; greediness or insatiable desire of gain.Av...
AVARICIOUS
AVARI'CIOUS, adjective Covetous; greedy of gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
AVARICIOUSLY
AVARI'CIOUSLY, adverb Covetously; with inordinate desire of gaining wealth.
AVARICIOUSNESS
AVARI'CIOUSNESS, noun The quality of being avaricious; insatiable or inordinate passion for property.
AVAROUS
AV'AROUS, adjective Covetous. [Not used.]
AVAST
AV'AST, exclamation In seamen's language, cease; stop; stay.
AVAUNT
AVAUNT, exel.Begone; depart; a word of contempt or abhorrence, equivalent to the phrase, 'Get thee behind me.'
AVEGEANCE
AVEG'EANCE, noun Punishment. [Not used. See vengeance.]
AVEMARY
A'VEMARY, noun [from the first words of Gabriel's salutation to the Virgin Mary; Latin ave, hail.]A form of devotion in the Romish Church. Their chaplets and rosaries are divide...
AVENACEOUS
AVENA'CEOUS, adjective [Latin avenacceus, from avena, oats.]Belonging to, or partaking of the nature of oats.
AVENAGE
AV'ENAGE, noun A certain quantity of oats paid by a tenant to a landlord in lieu of rent or other duty.
AVENER
AV'ENER,AVENGE, verb transitive avenj'. [Latin vindex.]1. To take satisfaction for an injury by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on the wron...
AVENGE
AVENGE, v.t. avenj'. [L. vindex.]1. To take satisfaction for an injury by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on the wrong doer. Shall not God ...
AVENGED
AVENG'ED, participle passive Satisfied by the punishment of the offender; vindicated; punished.
AVENGEMENT
AVENG'EMENT, noun Vengeance; punishment; the act of taking satisfaction for an injury in inflicting pain or evil on the offender; satisfaction taken; revenge.
AVENGER
AVENG'ER, noun One who avenges or vindicates; a vindicator; a revenger.
AVENGERESS
AVENG'ERESS, noun A female avenger.
AVENGING
AVENG'ING, participle present tense Executing vengeance; taking satisfaction for an injury by the punishment of the offender; vindicating.
AVENOR
AV'ENOR, nounIn English feudal law, an officer of the king's stable whose duty was to provide oats.
AVENS
AV'ENS, noun The herb bennet.
AVENTINE
AV'ENTINE, adjective Pertaining to Mons Aventinus, one of the seven hills on which Rome stood.
AVENTURE
AVEN'TURE, noun [Latin venio, to come.]A mischance causing a person; s death without felony; as by drowning, or falling from a house. [See Adventure.]
AVENUE
AV'ENUE, noun [Latin venio.]1. A passage; away or opening for entrance into a place; any opening or passage by which a thing is or may be introduced.2. An alley, or walk in a ga...