road a hard surface made for vehicles to travel on. The short way of writing "Road" in addresses is Rd. : My address is 32 Danfield Rd., St Louis. ♦ country/mountain roads ♦ Where does this road go? ♦ I live on a very busy road. ♦ Take the first road on the left.
street a road in a city or town that has buildings on one or both sides. The short way of writing "Street" in addresses is St. : 1281 Tobin St. ♦ a street map of San Francisco ♦ You can't drive down there. It's a one-way street. ♦ They live across the street from us. highway a big road that connects cities and towns: Highway 101 between Ventura and Los Angeles ♦ Take the highway to Flagstaff. ♦ There was a traffic jam on the highway.
lane one part of a larger road, marked with painted lines to keep lines of traffic separate: a four-lane highway ♦ You're in the wrong lane for turning right. avenue a wide street in a city or town. This word is often used in the names of city streets, and can be written as Ave. : 109 Fifth Ave. ♦ We stayed at a hotel on Lexington Avenue.
av .er .age iO / 'aevndъ/ noun
[ count ] ( math ) the result you get when you add two or more amounts together and then divide the total by the number of amounts you added
The average of 2, 3, and 7 is 4 (2 + 3 + 7 = 12, and 12 ^ 3 = 4) .
[ noncount ] the normal amount, quality, etc. On average , I buy a newspaper about twice a week.
av .er .age 2O / seviidъ/ adjective
( math ) (used about a number) found by calculating the average 1 (1)
The average age of the students is 19.
normal or usual
The average student gets around 5 hours of homework a week.
av • er • age з / ' revrid3 / verb
(av . er ag .es,av . er.ag. ing ,av . er.aged )
to do or get something as an average
If we average 55 miles an hour, we should get there by 4 o'clock.
a • vi • a • tion / |eivi' eijn / noun
[ noncount ]
the process or activity of designing, building, or flying
airplanes, etc.
the aviation industry
av • id / revid / adjective
very enthusiastic about something, usually something you do in your free time an avid golfer
av • o • ca • do
/ |ava ' kadou ;reva ' kadou / noun [ count ] ( plural av . o . ca . dos ) a fruit that is wider at one end than the other, with tough dark green skin and a large hard part (called a pit ) inside
According to this recipe, I need four ripe avocados.
a .void Ф/ о1 void / verb ( a . voids , a . void . ing , a . void . ed )
to stop something from happening; to try not to do something
He always tried to avoid arguments if possible. She has to avoid eating too much chocolate.
to stay away from someone or something We crossed the road to avoid our teacher.
a • void • a • ble / э ' vэIdэbl /
If something is avoidable , it is not necessary and can be prevented.
—ANTONYM unavoidable
a • wait / э weit / verb ( a . waits , a . wait . ing , a . wait . ed )
( formal )
to wait for something
Please await further instructions.
a .wake Ф / э weik / adjective
not sleeping
The children are still awake.
It was 2 a.m. and I was still wide (= completely ) awake . —ANTONYM asleep
a • ward1 / э ' wэrd / noun [count]
a prize or money that you give to someone who has done
something very well
She won the award for best actress.
