| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| aubade | noun | An open air concert in the morning, as distinguished from an evening serenade; also, a pianoforte composition suggestive of morning. |
| auburn | adjective | Flaxen-colored., Reddish brown. |
| augean | adjective | Of or pertaining to Augeus, king of Elis, whose stable contained 3000 oxen, and had not been cleaned for 30 years. Hercules cleansed it in a single day., Hence: Exceedingly filthy or corrupt. |
| augite | noun | A variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt; — also used instead of the general term pyroxene. |
| augrim | noun | See Algorism. |
| augury | noun | The art or practice of foretelling events by observing the actions of birds, etc.; divination., An omen; prediction; prognostication; indication of the future; presage., A rite, ceremony, or observation of an augur. |
| august | adjective | Of a quality inspiring mingled admiration and reverence; having an aspect of solemn dignity or grandeur; sublime; majestic; having exalted birth, character, state, or authority., The eighth month of the year, containing thirty-one days. |
| aumail | verb t. | To figure or variegate. |
| aumbry | noun | Same as Ambry. |
| aumery | noun | A form of Ambry, a closet; but confused with Almonry, as if a place for alms. |
| auncel | noun | A rude balance for weighing, and a kind of weight, formerly used in England. |
| aunter | verb t. | Alt. of Auntre |
| auntre | verb t. | To venture; to dare. |
| auntie | noun | Alt. of Aunty |
| aurate | noun | A combination of auric acid with a base; as, aurate or potassium. |
| auriga | noun | The Charioteer, or Wagoner, a constellation in the northern hemisphere, situated between Perseus and Gemini. It contains the bright star Capella. |
| aurist | noun | One skilled in treating and curing disorders of the ear. |
| aurora | noun | The rising light of the morning; the dawn of day; the redness of the sky just before the sun rises., The rise, dawn, or beginning., The Roman personification of the dawn of day; the goddess of the morning. The poets represented her a rising out of the ocean, in a chariot, with rosy fingers dropping gentle dew., A species of crowfoot., The aurora borealis or aurora australis (northern or southern lights). |
| aurous | adjective | Containing gold., Pertaining to, or derived from, gold; — said of those compounds of gold in which this element has its lower valence; as, aurous oxide. |
| auster | noun | The south wind. |
| austin | adjective | Augustinian; as, Austin friars. |
| author | noun | The beginner, former, or first mover of anything; hence, the efficient cause of a thing; a creator; an originator., One who composes or writes a book; a composer, as distinguished from an editor, translator, or compiler., The editor of a periodical., An informant., To occasion; to originate., To tell; to say; to declare. |
| autumn | noun | The third season of the year, or the season between summer and winter, often called “the fall.” Astronomically, it begins in the northern temperate zone at the autumnal equinox, about September 23, and ends at the winter solstice, about December 23; but in popular language, autumn, in America, comprises September, October, and November., The harvest or fruits of autumn., The time of maturity or decline; latter portion; third stage. |