| NOUN | event | avalanche | a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain |
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| event | avalanche | a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things | |
| VERB | motion | avalanche, roll down | gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow |
| Sounds | ae'vahlae.nch | |
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| Rhymes | blanch ... tranche: 6 rhymes with aench... | |
| Meaning | A slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain. | |
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| Narrower | lahar | An avalanche of volcanic water and mud down the slopes of a volcano |
| Broader | slide | (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc. |
| Spanish | alud, avalancha | |
| Catalan | allau | |
| Verbs | avalanche | gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow |
| Meaning | A sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things. | |
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| Example | "the program brought an avalanche of mail" | |
| Broader | happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event | An event that happens |
| Meaning | Gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonym | roll down | |
| Broader | descend, fall, go down, come down | Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way |
| Nouns | avalanche | a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain |
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