Words Starting With AU

Here's the list of all the 888 Words Starting With AU in the English Language.

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author
1. writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
2. someone who originates or causes or initiates something
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august
1. of or befitting a lord
2. profoundly honored
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audio
1. the audible part of a transmitted signal
2. an audible acoustic wave frequency
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auto
1. a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
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authority
1. the power or right to give orders or make decisions
2. (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
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auction
1. a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge
2. the public sale of something to the highest bidder
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automotive
1. of or relating to motor vehicles
2. containing within itself the means of propulsion or movement
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automatically
1. in a reflex manner
2. in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
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automatic
1. resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine
2. without volition or conscious control
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audience
1. a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
2. the part of the general public interested in a source of information, entertainment, or a product/service
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authorities
1. the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
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authorized
1. sanctioned by established authority
2. endowed with authority
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audit
1. an inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA
2. a methodical examination or review of a condition or situation
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authentication
1. a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity
2. validating the authenticity of something or someone
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automated
1. operated by automation
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automation
1. the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware
2. the condition of being automatically operated or controlled
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automobile
1. travel in an automobile
2. a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
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authentic
1. conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief
2. not counterfeit or copied
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authorization
1. a document giving an official instruction or command
2. the power or right to give orders or make decisions
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autumn
1. the season when the leaves fall from the trees
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aurora
1. the first light of day
2. an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
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auburn
1. (of hair) colored a moderate reddish-brown
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auditor
1. someone who listens attentively
2. a student who attends a course but does not take it for credit
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authorised
1. sanctioned by established authority
2. endowed with authority
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aunt
1. the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
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auxiliary
1. someone who acts as assistant
2. functioning in a supporting capacity
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authorize
1. grant authorization or clearance for
2. give or delegate power or authority to
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auditorium
1. the area of a theater or concert hall where the audience sits
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autism
1. (psychiatry) an abnormal absorption with the self; marked by communication disorders and short attention span and inability to treat others as people
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autonomous
1. (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
2. existing as an independent entity
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autobiography
1. a biography of yourself
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autonomy
1. immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence
2. personal independence
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augmentation
1. the amount by which something becomes greater
2. the statement of a theme in notes of greater duration (usually twice the length of the original)
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autographed
1. bearing an autograph
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authenticity
1. undisputed credibility
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authoritative
1. having authority or ascendancy or influence
2. of recognized authority or excellence
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automate
1. make automatic or control or operate automatically
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aura
1. a sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure
2. an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
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audition
1. the ability to hear; the auditory faculty
2. a test of the suitability of a performer
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autograph
1. something written by one's own hand
2. a person's own signature
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authenticated
1. established as genuine
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audible
1. a football play is changed orally after both teams have assumed their positions at the line of scrimmage
2. heard or perceptible by the ear
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auditory
1. of or relating to the process of hearing
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authorisation
1. a document giving an official instruction or command
2. the power or right to give orders or make decisions
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authenticate
1. establish the authenticity of something
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augmented
1. added to or made greater in amount or number or strength
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autofocus
1. an optical device for focussing a camera or other instrument automatically
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autopsy
1. an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
2. perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem
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audiovisual
1. involving both hearing and seeing (usually relating to teaching aids)
2. materials using sight or sound to present information
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autoimmune
1. of or relating to the immune response of the body against substance normally present in the body
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auspices
1. kindly endorsement and guidance
2. a favorable omen
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augment
1. enlarge or increase
2. grow or intensify
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automata
1. someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way
2. a mechanism that can move automatically
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autistic
1. characteristic of or affected with autism
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authorship
1. the act of creating written works
2. the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing
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authoritarian
1. a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner
2. characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
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autonomic
1. relating to or controlled by the autonomic nervous system
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audiology
1. the measurement of hearing
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aural
1. of or pertaining to hearing or the ear
2. relating to or characterized by an aura
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auteur
1. a filmmaker who has a personal style and keeps creative control over his or her works
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auctioneer
1. sell at an auction
2. an agent who conducts an auction
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auntie
1. the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
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auger
1. a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes
2. hand tool for boring holes
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autopilot
1. a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness
2. a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course
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automaton
1. someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way
2. a mechanism that can move automatically
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autobiographical
1. of or relating to or characteristic of an autobiographer
2. relating to or in the style of an autobiography
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audacity
1. fearless daring
2. aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery
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authorise
1. give or delegate power or authority to
2. grant authorization or clearance for
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auld
1. a Scottish word
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auberge
1. a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
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autologous
1. derived from organisms of the selfsame individual
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autosomal
1. of or relating to an autosome
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auk
1. black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas
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auspicious
1. auguring favorable circumstances and good luck
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austral
1. the basic unit of money in Argentina; equal to 100 centavos
2. of the south or coming from the south
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authenticator
1. one who determines authenticity (as of works of art) or who guarantees validity
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automaker
1. a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles
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audacious
1. invulnerable to fear or intimidation
2. unrestrained by convention or propriety
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austere
1. severely simple
2. of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
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autobahn
1. an expressway in a German-speaking country
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audiotape
1. a tape recording of sound
2. magnetic tape for use in recording sound
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auroral
1. of or relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
2. characteristic of the dawn
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autoclave
1. subject to the action of an autoclave
2. a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments
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aunty
1. the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
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austerity
1. the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
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autocratic
1. offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
2. characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
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aught
1. a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential
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authentically
1. genuinely; with authority
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authoritarianism
1. a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
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autumnal
1. characteristic of late maturity verging on decline
2. of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn
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aubergine
1. hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
2. egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow
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autoimmunity
1. production of antibodies against the tissues of your own body; produces autoimmune disease or hypersensitivity reactions
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auxin
1. a plant hormone that promotes root formation and bud growth
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autoradiography
1. producing a radiograph by means of the radiation emitted from the specimen being photographed
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automat
1. a vending machine from which you can get food
2. a cafeteria where food is served from machines
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audibly
1. in an audible manner
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augur
1. indicate, as with a sign or an omen
2. predict from an omen
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augmentative
1. increasing or having the power to increase especially in size or amount or degree
2. intensifying by augmentation and enhancement
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auricular
1. of or relating to near the ear
2. relating to or perceived by or shaped like the organ of hearing
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autobus
1. a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
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autocracy
1. a political system governed by a single individual
2. a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual
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authoritatively
1. in an authoritative and magisterial manner
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audiocassette
1. a cassette for audiotape
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