Avalanche

/ˈævəlɑːnʃ/

Synonyms for "avalanche" (158 found)

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Closest matches (32)

abundance affluenceample sufficiencyampleness amplitude blizzard bonanza bountifulness bountiousnessbumper cropcoast copiousness crystal delugedriven snowembarras de richessesenough extravagance extravagancy exuberance

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fat of the landfertility flake flood flow flurry foisonfull measure

Noun(4 words)

bombard cascade deluge flood

Strong matches (47)

fullness generosity generousness glide glissade glissandogranular snowgreat abundancegreat plentygush igloo inundation landslide landslip lavishness liberality liberalness lot lots luxuriance

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mantle of snowmaximum mogulmoney to burnmore than enoughmuch myriad myriads numerousness opulence opulency outpouring overabundance overaccumulation overbounteousness overcopiousness overdose overflow overlavishness overluxuriance overmeasure overmuchness overnumerousness overplentifulness overplenty

Noun(2 words)

inundate inundation

Related words (79)

overpopulation overprofusion oversufficiency oversupply plenitude plenteousness plentifulness plenty plethora prevalence prodigality productiveness profuseness profusion quantities quantity redundancy repleteness repletionrich harvest

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rich veinrichness riot riotousness scads shower sideslip skid skim slide slip slippage slither slosh slush snowsnow bannersnow bedsnow blanketsnow blastsnow fencesnow flurrysnow rollersnow slushsnow squallsnow wreathsnow-crystal snowball snowbank snowbridge snowcap snowdrift snowfall snowfield snowflake snowland snowman snowscape snowshed snowslide snowslip snowstorm spate stream subsidence substantiality substantialness superabundance superflux teemingness wealthwet snow

Verb(1 words)

roll down

Noun(6 words)

snow slidesnowslide snowstorms surge torrent tsunami

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5 relation types

More general

20 entries

come downdescend fallfigurative languageflowgeophysical phenomenongo downhappening inundationmass movementmetaphor motion movementnatural eventnatural hazardoccurrence

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More specific

9 entries

comment avalanchedata avalanchedry snow avalancheemail avalancheinquiry avalancherock avalancheslab avalanchesnow avalanchewet snow avalanche

Collocations

11 entries

avalanche debrisavalanche forecastavalanche pathavalanche riskavalanches acrossavalanches downavalanches intoavalanches ontoavalanching rapidlyslab avalanchewet snow avalanche

Inflections

3 entries

avalanched avalanches avalanching

Derivations

3 entries

avalanche-like avalanche-prone avalanching

Sample sentences

23 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

As soon as you contact your friends, tell them that an avalanche is coming.

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A small snowball is capable of starting an avalanche.

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The avalanche hurtled tons of snow down the mountain.

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He was killed in the avalanche.

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