auction |
a public sale at which things are sold to the people who offer the most money. [2 definitions] |
audacity |
courage or boldness often combined with daring or recklessness. [2 definitions] |
audible |
heard or able to be heard. |
audience |
a group of people gathered to see or hear something. [3 definitions] |
audio |
having to do with or using sound. [4 definitions] |
audio- |
a prefix that means "sound" or "hearing." |
audiovisual |
having both sound and a picture. |
audition |
a performance that tests the ability of an actor, musician, or dancer. [3 definitions] |
auditorium |
a large room or building where people gather for a performance or speech. |
auditory |
having to do with or referring to hearing or the sense of hearing. |
Aug. |
abbreviation of "August." |
auger |
a tool used by carpenters to make holes in wood. |
augment |
to make greater in size or amount; increase. |
August |
the eighth month of the year. August has thirty-one days. |
auk |
a sea bird with webbed feet and short wings that lives in colder parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Auks are good at swimming and diving. |
aunt |
the sister of one's mother or father. [2 definitions] |
auricle |
the part of the ear that can be seen. [2 definitions] |
aurora australis |
bands of light that appear in the skies at night near the South Pole; southern lights. |
aurora borealis |
bands of light that appear in the skies at night near the North Pole; northern lights. |
austere |
being or looking very stern and serious. [2 definitions] |
austerity |
the condition or quality of being very stern and serious. |