a movie director with a high 'batting average' [=a director who has created many successful movies and few unsuccessful movies]
The children in that class 'average' four feet in height. [=the average height of the children is 4 feet]
Her daily commute 'averages' 40 minutes. [=the average length of her daily commute is 40 minutes]
(..) a series of popular books " that reduce the great concepts of science "to a series of anecdotes, "each one dumbed down to accommodate the duration "of an average bowel movement. Mahalo. " "Mahalo's" a nice touch. You know there only eight consonants in the hawaiian language? (..)2007 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: The Luminous Fish Effect Season: 1 Episode 4