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Word: avalanche
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Meaning:
Noun:
- A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice.
- A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.
- Anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming quantity (like a barrage, blitz, etc).
- A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx of anything.
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Verb:
- intransitive To descend like an avalanche.
- transitive To come down upon; to overwhelm.
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