[{"word":"avalanches","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.","synonyms":["snowslide","snowslip"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(by extension) A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx; anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming quantity.","synonyms":["barrage","blitz"],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["barrage","blitz","snowslide","snowslip"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To descend like an avalanche.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To come down upon; to overwhelm.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The shelf broke and the boxes avalanched the workers."},{"definition":"To propel downward like an avalanche.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/avalanche","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/avalanches"]}]