Avery

[ ey-vuh-ree ]

/ ˈeɪ və ri /

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noun

Milton, 1893–1965, U.S. painter.

a male given name: from Old English words meaning “elf” and “favor.”

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Words nearby Avery

aversive, aversive conditioning, avert, averted, Avertin, Avery, Aves, Avesta, Avestan, Aveyron, AVF

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How to use Avery in a sentence

Debi Jackson, mother of 14-year-old Avery Jackson who appeared on the cover of National Geographic, was also approached by Waters under false pretenses, claiming that they wanted to interview her and Avery for the Gender Unity Project.
Anti-Trans podcaster Matt Walsh tries to lure Trans people into fake documentary|Staff reports|February 8, 2022|Washington Blade
Even though Avery’s experiment was not actually the first — it was confirming work done by others in 1939 — his work was better received and better known within the community.
How we got from Gregor Mendel’s pea plants to modern genetics|Elizabeth Quill|February 7, 2022|Science News
Science News Letter, however, apparently did not notice the Avery paper, citing instead two subsequent studies, in 1950 and 1952, confirming DNA as the genetic material.
The Top 10 scientific surprises of Science News’ first 100 years|Tom Siegfried|September 20, 2021|Science News
Then an electrical fire destroyed her apartment building, forcing her and her 16-month-old daughter Avery to stay in a $400-a-week motel.
These Single Moms Are Forced to Choose: Reveal Their Sexual Histories or Forfeit Welfare|by Eli Hager, photography by Adria Malcolm, special to ProPublica|September 17, 2021|ProPublica

No longer worried about transmitting the virus, Lindsay could finally meet her new grandson, Avery, who was born in March 2020.
The Pandemic Heroes Saving Lives & Winning Smiles|Toyloy Brown III|June 14, 2021|Ozy
Historian Matthew Avery Sutton, however, wants you to think of something else: the End Times.
The Evangelical Apocalypse Is All Your Fault|Jay Michaelson|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Then appeared a series of black-and-white photos highlighting Paul Newman, Christian Bale, Sean Avery, and Rock Hudson.
This Site Is Redefining Porn for Women|Erin Cunningham|May 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Back in Manhattan, Peggy has to contend with a new boss named Lou Avery.
Mad Men’s Dramatic Déjà Vu: ‘Time Zones’ Feels Redundant|Andrew Romano|April 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Derrick “Pimp Snooky” Avery was sent away for 20 years in 2010.
FBI Sting Rescues 105 Kids, Nabs 159 Pimps—But What About the Johns?|Michael Daly|July 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Avery said of himself, “Pimp Snooky is a brand, like Pepsi.”
FBI Sting Rescues 105 Kids, Nabs 159 Pimps—But What About the Johns?|Michael Daly|July 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
"A maid found it under the bed on the floor of Mr. Morley's room at the Brevord," answered Avery.
The Winning Clue|James Hay, Jr.
Avery Goodman was then presented with a bag of flour and Adam Goodsport was handed a bag of soot.
Ptomaine Street|Carolyn Wells
The Avery is an engine with a return flue boiler and full water front, and also is arranged with a firebox besides.
Farm Engines and How to Run Them|James H. Stephenson
Friday was wholly devoted to those whom Avery each year "delighteth to honor."
The American Missionary -- Volume 39, No. 08, August, 1885|Various
I felt sure, then, that Avery had actually found a real bargain.
Polly in New York|Lillian Elizabeth Roy

Scientific definitions for Avery

Avery

[ ā′və-rē ]

Oswald Theodore 1877-1955

Canadian-born American bacteriologist who demonstrated in 1944 that DNA was the material that caused genetic changes in bacteria. His work was vital to scientists who later established that DNA is the carrier of genetic information in all living organisms.