| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| aubaine | noun | Succession to the goods of a stranger not naturalized. |
| auberge | noun | An inn. |
| auctary | noun | That which is superadded; augmentation. |
| auction | noun | A public sale of property to the highest bidder, esp. by a person licensed and authorized for the purpose; a vendue., The things sold by auction or put up to auction., To sell by auction. |
| audible | adjective | Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard; actually heard; as, an audible voice or whisper., That which may be heard. |
| audibly | adverb | So as to be heard. |
| audient | adjective | Listening; paying attention; as, audient souls., A hearer; especially a catechumen in the early church. |
| audited | imp. & past participle | of Audit |
| auditor | adjective | A hearer or listener., A person appointed and authorized to audit or examine an account or accounts, compare the charges with the vouchers, examine the parties and witnesses, allow or reject charges, and state the balance., One who hears judicially, as in an audience court. |
| au fait | Expert; skillful; well instructed. | |
| augitic | adjective | Pertaining to, or like, augite; containing augite as a principal constituent; as, augitic rocks. |
| augment | verb t. | To enlarge or increase in size, amount, or degree; to swell; to make bigger; as, to augment an army by reeforcements; rain augments a stream; impatience augments an evil., To add an augment to., To increase; to grow larger, stronger, or more intense; as, a stream augments by rain., Enlargement by addition; increase., A vowel prefixed, or a lengthening of the initial vowel, to mark past time, as in Greek and Sanskrit verbs. |
| augured | imp. & past participle | of Augur |
| augural | adjective | Of or pertaining to augurs or to augury; betokening; ominous; significant; as, an augural staff; augural books. |
| augurer | noun | An augur. |
| aukward | adjective | See Awkward. |
| auletic | adjective | Of or pertaining to a pipe (flute) or piper. |
| aulnage | noun | Alt. of Aulnager |
| auntter | noun | Adventure; hap. |
| aurated | adjective | Resembling or containing gold; gold-colored; gilded., Combined with auric acid., Having ears. See Aurited. |
| aureate | adjective | Golden; gilded. |
| aurelia | noun | The chrysalis, or pupa of an insect, esp. when reflecting a brilliant golden color, as that of some of the butterflies., A genus of jellyfishes. See Discophora. |
| aureola | noun | Alt. of Aureole |
| aureole | noun | A celestial crown or accidental glory added to the bliss of heaven, as a reward to those (as virgins, martyrs, preachers, etc.) who have overcome the world, the flesh, and the devil., The circle of rays, or halo of light, with which painters surround the figure and represent the glory of Christ, saints, and others held in special reverence., A halo, actual or figurative., See Areola, 2. |
| auricle | noun | The external ear, or that part of the ear which is prominent from the head., The chamber, or one of the two chambers, of the heart, by which the blood is received and transmitted to the ventricle or ventricles; — so called from its resemblance to the auricle or external ear of some quadrupeds. See Heart., An angular or ear-shaped lobe., An instrument applied to the ears to give aid in hearing; a kind of ear trumpet. |
| aurigal | adjective | Of or pertaining to a chariot. |
| aurited | adjective | Having lobes like the ear; auriculate. |
| aurochs | noun | The European bison (Bison bonasus, / Europaeus), once widely distributed, but now nearly extinct, except where protected in the Lithuanian forests, and perhaps in the Caucasus. It is distinct from the Urus of Caesar, with which it has often been confused. |
| auroras | plural | of Aurora |
| aurorae | plural | of Aurora |
| auroral | adjective | Belonging to, or resembling, the aurora (the dawn or the northern lights); rosy. |
| auscult | verb i. & t. | To auscultate. |
| auspice | adjective | A divining or taking of omens by observing birds; an omen as to an undertaking, drawn from birds; an augury; an omen or sign in general; an indication as to the future., Protection; patronage and care; guidance. |
| austere | Sour and astringent; rough to the state; having acerbity; as, an austere crab apple; austere wine., Severe in modes of judging, or living, or acting; rigid; rigorous; stern; as, an austere man, look, life., Unadorned; unembellished; severely simple. | |
| austral | adjective | Southern; lying or being in the south; as, austral land; austral ocean. |
| autopsy | adjective | Personal observation or examination; seeing with one’s own eyes; ocular view., Dissection of a dead body, for the purpose of ascertaining the cause, seat, or nature of a disease; a post-mortem examination. |
| auxesis | noun | A figure by which a grave and magnificent word is put for the proper word; amplification; hyperbole. |
| auxetic | adjective | Pertaining to, or containing, auxesis; amplifying. |