avenged
1: for which vengeance has been taken; "an avenged injury" [ant: {unavenged}]
avenger
1: someone who takes vengeance [syn: {retaliator}]
avens
1: any of various perennials of the genus Geum having usually pinnate basal leaves and variously colored flowers
aventail
1: a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck [syn: {camail}, {ventail}]
aventurine
1: a translucent quartz spangled with bits of mica or other minerals [syn: {sunstone}]
avenue
1: a line of approach; "they explored every avenue they could think of"; "it promises to open new avenues to understanding" 2: a wide street or thoroughfare [syn: {boulevard}]
aver
1: report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money" [syn: {allege}, {say}] 2: to ...
average
1: approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value; "the average income in New England is below that of the nation"; "of average height for his age"; "the mean annual rainfall" [syn: {...
average cost
1: total cost for all units bought (or produced) divided by the number of units
average out
1: compute the average of [syn: {average}] 2: amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain; "The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40" [syn: {average}]
averageness
1: the state of being that is average; indicates normality but with connotations of mediocrity 2: ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding [syn: {mediocrity}]
Averell Harriman
1: United States financier who negotiated a treaty with the Soviet Union banning tests of nuclear weapons (1891-1986) [syn: {Harriman}, {William Averell Harriman}]
averment
1: a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) [syn: {assertion}, {asseveration}]
Averrhoa
1: trees native to East Indies having pinnate leaves: carambolas [syn: {genus Averrhoa}]
Averrhoa bilimbi
1: East Indian evergreen tree bearing very acid fruit [syn: {bilimbi}]
Averrhoa carambola
1: East Indian tree bearing deeply ridged yellow-brown fruit [syn: {carambola}, {carambola tree}]
Averroes
1: Arabian philosopher born in Spain; wrote detailed commentaries on Aristotle that were admired by the Schoolmen (1126-1198) [syn: {ibn-Roshd}, {Abul-Walid Mohammed ibn-Ahmad Ibn-Mohammed ibn-Roshd}]
averse
1: (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request" [syn: {antipathet...
aversion
1: a feeling of intense dislike [syn: {antipathy}, {distaste}] 2: the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away; "averting her gaze meant that she was angry" [syn: {averting}]
aversion therapy
1: any technique of behavior modification that uses unpleasant stimuli in a controlled fashion to alter behavior in a therapeutic way; primarily used for alcoholism or drug abuse (but with little succ...
aversive
1: tending to repel or dissuade; "aversive conditioning"
aversive stimulus
1: any negative stimulus to which an organism will learn to make a response that avoids it
avert
1: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" [syn: {debar}, {obviate}, {deflect}, {head off}, {stave off}, {fend of...
avertable
1: capable of being avoided or warded off [syn: {evitable}, {avoidable}, {avertible}] [ant: {inevitable}]
avertible
1: capable of being avoided or warded off [syn: {evitable}, {avoidable}, {avertable}] [ant: {inevitable}]
averting
1: the act of preventing something from occurring; "averting danger was his responsibility" 2: the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away; "averting her gaze meant that she was angry" [syn: {aver...
Aves
1: birds [syn: {class Aves}]
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Avesta
1: a collection of Zoroastrian texts gathered during the 4th or 6th centuries [syn: {Zend-Avesta}]
Avestan
1: of or pertaining to the Avesta (sacred text of Zoroastrianism) n 1: an ancient Iranian language [syn: {Zend}] 2: the script in which the ancient Persian language of the Avesta is written
avian
1: pertaining to or characteristic of birds
avianise
1: to modify microorganisms by repeated culture in the developing chick embryo [syn: {avianize}]
avianize
1: to modify microorganisms by repeated culture in the developing chick embryo [syn: {avianise}]
aviary
1: a building where birds are kept [syn: {bird sanctuary}, {volary}]
aviate
1: fly a plane [syn: {fly}, {pilot}]
aviation
1: the aggregation of a country's military aircraft [syn: {air power}] 2: the operation of aircraft to provide transportation 3: the art of operating aircraft [syn: {airmanship}] 4: travel via aircraf...
aviation medicine
1: the study and treatment of disorders associated with flight (especially with space flight) [syn: {aeromedicine}, {aerospace medicine}]
aviator
1: someone who operates an aircraft [syn: {aeronaut}, {airman}, {flier}, {flyer}]
aviatress
1: a woman aviator [syn: {aviatrix}, {airwoman}]
aviatrix
1: a woman aviator [syn: {airwoman}, {aviatress}]
Avicenna
1: Arabian philosopher and physician; his interpretation of Aristotle influenced St. Thomas Aquinas; writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years (980-1037) [syn: {ibn-Sina}, {Abu Ali al-H...
Avicennia
1: small genus of tropical shrubs or trees [syn: {genus Avicennia}]
Avicennia marina
1: a mangrove of the West Indies and the southern Florida coast; occurs in dense thickets and has numerous short roots that bend up from the ground [syn: {black mangrove}]
Avicennia officinalis
1: a small to medium-sized tree growing in brackish water especially along the shores of the southwestern Pacific [syn: {white mangrove}]
Avicenniaceae
1: used in some classifications: coextensive with the genus Avicennia [syn: {family Avicenniaceae}]
avid
1: (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous; "avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed"; "fierce devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"; "greedy for ...
avidity
1: a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something [syn: {eagerness}, {avidness}, {keenness}]
avidly
1: in an avid manner; "whatever the flavor or color of your local paper, do remember that these are read avidly for local information"
avidness
1: a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something [syn: {eagerness}, {avidity}, {keenness}]
avifauna
1: the birds of a particular region or period
avifaunal
1: of or relating to birds of a particular region or period [syn: {avifaunistic}]
avifaunistic
1: of or relating to birds of a particular region or period [syn: {avifaunal}]
avionic
1: of or relating to avionics
avionics
1: science and technology of electronic systems and devices for aeronautics and astronautics; "avionics has become even more important with the development of the space program"
avirulent
1: not virulent; unable to produce disease [ant: {virulent}]
avitaminosis
1: any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins [syn: {hypovitaminosis}] [also: {avitaminoses} (pl)]
avitaminotic
1: of or relating to or characteristic of avitaminosis
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