Associations to the word «Avalanche»
Noun
- Debris
- Colorado
- Diode
- Landslide
- Canuck
- Climber
- Nugget
- Everest
- Defenceman
- Transistor
- Snowfall
- Ionization
- Pepsi
- Skier
- Oiler
- Precipice
- Goaltender
- Snow
- Multiplication
- Anaheim
- Bruin
- Photon
- Breakdown
- Glacier
- Coyote
- Erie
- Denver
- Eruption
- Chute
- Slope
- Volcano
- Mountaineer
- Tsunami
- Torrent
- Blizzard
- Crag
- Slide
- Chevrolet
- Marquette
- Alps
- Stanley
- Affiliate
- Skiing
- Hazard
- Earthquake
- Calgary
- Steep
- Voltage
- Tumbling
- Overtime
- Rockies
- Lava
- Slab
- Hockey
- Semiconductor
- Shutout
- Cascade
- Amplification
- Husky
- Electron
- Detector
- Keane
- Shark
- Rubble
- Ascent
- Whaler
- Deposit
- Playoff
- Winger
- Flyer
- Rumble
- Boulder
- Panther
- Pebble
- Roaring
- Av
- Hash
- Alp
- Flood
- Erosion
- Roar
Wiktionary
AVALANCHE, noun. A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.
AVALANCHE, noun. A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice.
AVALANCHE, noun. A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx of anything.
AVALANCHE, noun. Anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming quantity (like a barrage, blitz, etc).
AVALANCHE, verb. (intransitive) To descend like an avalanche.
AVALANCHE, verb. (transitive) To come down upon; to overwhelm.
AVALANCHE EFFECT, noun. (cryptography) A property of some cipher systems in which a small change in the input results in a very large change in the output
AVALANCHE EFFECT, noun. (physics) The rapid increase in the number of free electrons in a gas subjected to a strong electric field
Dictionary definition
AVALANCHE, noun. A slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain.
AVALANCHE, noun. A sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things; "the program brought an avalanche of mail".
AVALANCHE, verb. Gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow.
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