avertressn.
/əˈvəːtrᵻs/, U.S. /əˈvərtrəs/ A female who averts.
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the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > [noun] > obviating or averting > one who or that which > female
avertress1838
1838 Blackwood's Mag. 43 259 'Twas thine in youth to seek the tomb, Avertress of thy husband's doom!
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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n.1838- to keep one's countenance
- to keep one's cut
- to keep one's day
- to keep one's distance
- to keep one's ear to the ground
- to keep one's ears to the ground
- to keep one's end hold up one's end
- to keep one's end to keep
- to keep one's end up
- to keep one's eye after
- to keep one's eye on
- to keep one's eye on the ball
- to keep one's eye on the prize
- to keep one's eye to the prize
- to keep one's eye upon
- to keep one's eyeball on
- to keep one's eyes in the boat
- to keep one's eyes on the prize
- to keep one's eyes peeled
- to keep one's eyes skinned
- to keep one's face straight
- to keep one's faith
- to keep one's feet
- to keep one's feet on the ground
- to keep one's finger on the pulse