Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z avaunt Begone; depart; used in contempt or abhorrence. avaz An unmetered vocal section of a mode in Persian music. avcat Synonym of JP-5, a type of jet fuel. AVD The station code of Avadi railway station in India. Avdic A surname from Serbo-Croatian. Avdiivka A town in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. avdoralimab An antibody used to treat covid infections ave A salutation. Avebury A village and civil parish west of Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, location of a prehistoric stone circle (OS grid ref SU1069). Aveiro A district in northern Portugal. avel To pull away. Avelar A surname. Aveley a small town in Thurrock, Essex, England. Avella A town in Campania, Italy. Avellan A surname. avellane In the form of four unhusked filberts. Avellaneda A surname from Spanish. avellaneous Of a hazel color. avellano Synonym of Chilean hazelnut (“Gevuina avellana”). Avellino A city in Campania, in southern Italy. aveloz A tree native to Africa that grows in semi-arid tropical climates (Euphorbia tirucalli) avelumab A monoclonal antibody used against some carcinomas avelut Mourning. avemetatarsalian A member of the Avemetatarsalia clade of archosaurs which resemble birds more than crocodiles. Avempace An Arab polymath. aven A vertical shaft leading upward from a cave passage, sometimes connecting with passages above. avenaceous Belonging to, or resembling, oats or the oat grasses. avenacin Any of a group of antimicrobials present in oats (Avena sativa). avenacinase A saponin-detoxifying enzyme present in fungi of the genus Gaeumannomyces avenacoside A particular steroid glycoside. avenage A quantity of oats paid by a tenant to a landlord in lieu of rent. Avenal A city in Kings County, California, United States. avenalin A globulin or legume-like protein found in oats. avenanthramide Any of a class of phytoalexins found in the groats of oat seeds avenasterol Either of two isomeric sterols, related to cholesterol, found in some vegetable oils Avenatti A surname. Avenches A Swiss municipality in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Broye-Vully. Avendano A surname. Avenel An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. avener An officer of the king's stables whose duty it was to provide oats for the horses. avenge To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer. avengeable Capable of being avenged. avengeance vengeance. avengeful vengeful avengement The inflicting of retributive punishment; satisfaction taken. avenger One who avenges or vindicates. avengeress A female avenger. Avengersesque Reminiscent of The Avengers, a British espionage TV show. avenging The act by which somebody is avenged. avengingly So as to avenge. Avenham A neighbourhood in the south of the City of Preston, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5428). aveniform Having the appearance of oats. avenin A prolamine that is the minor protein of oats. avenious Being without veins or nerves, as the leaves of certain plants. avens A plant of the genus Geum, especially Geum urbanum, or herb bennet. Avent A surname from Anglo-Norman. aventail A curtain or flap of mail, fastened to a helmet, or to a coif (hood) of mail, covering the lower face, neck, and shoulders. Aventine Pertaining to the Aventine Hill, one of the seven hills on which Rome stood. aventre To thrust forward (at a venture), as a spear. Aventura A city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. aventure accident; chance; adventure aventurescence An optical reflectance (a metallic glitter) effect seen in certain gems, arising from small, preferentially oriented mineral platelets within the material. aventurescent Exhibiting aventurescence. aventurine A kind of brownish glass containing gold-coloured spangles. aventurization Synonym of aventurescence. avenue A broad street, especially one bordered by trees or, in cities laid out in a grid pattern, one that is on a particular side of the city or that runs in a particular direction. avenued Having an avenue or avenues. avenuelike Resembling or characteristic of an avenue. Avenzoar An Arab physician. aver To assert the truth of (something); to affirm (something) with confidence; to declare (something) in a positive manner. avera A surname. average Any measure of central tendency, especially any mean, the median, or the mode. averageable Capable of being averaged. averaged replaced by an average value averagely In an average manner. averageness The state or quality of being average. averager A system or process for computing averages. averaging The process of computing an average. averah A sin. averbal Not verbal; without words and speech. Averbuch A surname. avercorn A reserved rent in corn, formerly paid to religious houses by their tenants or farmers. Avereigh A female given name, variant of Avery. Averett A surname. Averette A surname. Averham A village and civil parish (served by Averham, Kelham and Staythorpe Parish Council) in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7654). Averi A female given name transferred from the surname. Averianna A female given name originating as a coinage. Averie A female given name of modern usage. averievite A trigonal-pyramidal black mineral containing chlorine, copper, oxygen, and vanadium. Averil A female given name from Old English. averill A surname. averin cloudberry, Rubus chamaemorus. Averitt A surname. Averkios A transliteration of the Greek male given name Αβέρκιος (Avérkios) avermectin Any of a class of macrocyclic lactones, produced by Streptomyces bacteria, that are used medically to kill parasites averment The act of averring, or that which is averred; positive assertion. Avernal Avernian Avernian Of or pertaining to Avernus, a lake of Campania, in Italy, famous for its poisonous vapors, which ancient writers fancied were so malignant as to kill birds flying over it. It was represented by the poets to be connected with the infernal regions. Avernus The entrance to Hell or the underworld, or the underworld itself. averpenny Money paid by a tenant in lieu of the service of average. averrable Capable of being averred. averral The act of averring; an assertion of truth. averrer One who avers. Averroean Of or relating to the ancient philosopher and polymath Averroes. Averroes An Andalusian polymath (1126–1198). Averroism The tenets of the Averroists, having to do with the doctrine of monopsychism. Averroist Any peripatetic philosopher belonging to a certain sect that appeared in Italy before the Renaissance. Averroistic Of or relating to Averroism. averruncate To avert; to ward off. averruncation (The act of) warding off, averting (something evil). averruncator An instrument for pruning trees, consisting of two blades, or a blade and a hook, fixed on the end of a long rod. Aversa A surname from Italian. Aversano A surname from Italian. aversant Turned to show the back: said of a hand (or gauntlet). aversation A turning from with dislike; aversion. averse Having a repugnance or opposition of mind. aversely Backward; in a backward direction averseness The quality of being averse; opposition of mind. aversio Apostrophe. aversion Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike often without any conscious reasoning. aversity The state or condition of being averse. aversive Tending to repel; causing avoidance. aversively In an aversive manner. aversiveness Quality or degree of being aversive. aversivity The quality of being aversive. avert To turn aside or away. avertable Preventable. averted Turned away, especially as an expression of feeling. avertedly In an averted manner; turned away. averter One who, or that which, averts. avertible Capable of being averted; preventable. avertiment advertisement (public notice). avertin Synonym of tribromoethanol. avertissement A warning; used to indicate a minor rule infraction by one of the fencers avertress A woman who averts. averufin A chemical compound produced when averantin is acted upon by two different enzymes, a hydroxylase and an alcohol dehydrogenase. Avery A surname originating as a patronymic. aves A surname avesicular Not vesicular. Avesta Avestan language. Avestaic Of, or pertaining to, the Avesta, the Zoroastrian religious texts. Avestan Of or pertaining to Avesta or Avestan. Avestic Synonym of Avestan. Aveta A Celtic mother goddess, a goddess of fresh water springs. avetheropod Any birdlike theropod of the clade Avetheropoda avetheropodan Any avian theropod of the clade Avetheropoda Avetian A surname from Armenian. Avetisyan A surname from Armenian. Avetyan A surname from Armenian.