aventurine
— Noun
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~ a translucent quartz spangled with bits of mica or other minerals
avenue
— Noun
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~ a line of approach; "they explored every avenue they could think of"; "it promises to open new avenues to understanding"
avenue
— Noun
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~ a wide street or thoroughfare
average
— Adjective
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~ relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values); "the median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20"; "the median income for the year was $15,000"
average
— Adjective
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~ lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered; "average people"; "the ordinary (or common) man in the street"
average
— Adjective
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~ around the middle of a scale of evaluation; "an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "medium bombers"
average
— Adjective
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~ relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution; "the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30"
average
— Adjective
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~ 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"
average
— Adjective
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~ lacking exceptional quality or ability; "a novel of average merit"; "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair health"; "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"; "the performance was middling at best"
average
— Noun
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~ an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual; "he is about average in height"; "the snowfall this month is below average"
average
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~ a statistic describing the location of a distribution; "it set the norm for American homes"
average
— Noun
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~ (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities
averageness
— Noun
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~ ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding
averageness
— Noun
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~ the state of being that is average; indicates normality but with connotations of mediocrity
averment
— Noun
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~ a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
Averrhoa
— Noun
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~ trees native to East Indies having pinnate leaves: carambolas
averroes
— Noun
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~ Arabian philosopher born in Spain; wrote detailed commentaries on Aristotle that were admired by the Schoolmen (1126-1198)
averse
— Adjective
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~ (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"
aversion
— Noun
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~ a feeling of intense dislike