AVALANCHES

10 letters 18 Scrabble points

Definition of AVALANCHES

noun
  1. A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.

    Synonyms: snowslide snowslip
  2. A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice.

  3. (by extension) A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx; anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming quantity.

    Synonyms: barrage blitz
Related words: barrage blitz snowslide snowslip
verb
  1. To descend like an avalanche.

  2. To come down upon; to overwhelm.

    "The shelf broke and the boxes avalanched the workers."

  3. To propel downward like an avalanche.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters A V A L A N C H E S
Length 10 letters
Scrabble Score 18 points