ALL meanings of avalanche
av·a·lanche
A a - countable noun avalanche An avalanche is a large mass of snow that falls down the side of a mountain. 3
- singular noun avalanche You can refer to a very large quantity of things that all arrive or happen at the same time as an avalanche of them. 3
- noun avalanche a fall of large masses of snow and ice down a mountain 3
- noun avalanche a fall of rocks, sand, etc 3
- noun avalanche a sudden or overwhelming appearance of a large quantity of things 3
- noun avalanche a group of ions or electrons produced by a single ion or electron as a result of a collision with some other form of matter 3
- verb avalanche to come down overwhelmingly (upon) 3
- noun avalanche a mass of loosened snow, earth, rocks, etc. suddenly and swiftly sliding down a mountain, often growing as it descends 3
- noun avalanche any large, overwhelming quantity that comes suddenly 3
- intransitive verb avalanche to come down (on) like an avalanche 3
- noun avalanche sliding snow 1
- noun avalanche large amount 1
- noun avalanche a large mass of snow, ice, etc., detached from a mountain slope and sliding or falling suddenly downward. 1
- noun avalanche (of a mass of snow, ice, and rocks) Descend rapidly down a mountainside. 1
- noun avalanche anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming quantity: an avalanche of misfortunes; an avalanche of fan mail. 1
- noun avalanche Also called Townsend avalanche. Physics, Chemistry. a cumulative ionization process in which the ions and electrons of one generation undergo collisions that produce a greater number of ions and electrons in succeeding generations. 1
- verb without object avalanche to come down in, or like, an avalanche. 1
- verb with object avalanche to overwhelm with an extremely large amount of anything; swamp. 1
- noun avalanche A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice. 0
- noun avalanche A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice. 0
- noun avalanche A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx of anything. 0
- noun avalanche Anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming quantity (like a barrage, blitz, etc). 0
- verb avalanche (Intransitive Verb) To descend like an avalanche. 0
- verb avalanche (Transitive Verb) To come down upon; to overwhelm. 0