| austere |
having a stern or solemn appearance or personality. [3 definitions] |
| austerity |
the condition or quality of being austere. [3 definitions] |
| Australia |
an island continent southeast of Indonesia and between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. [2 definitions] |
| Australian |
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Australia or Australians. [5 definitions] |
| Austria |
a central European country that lies between Germany and the Czech Republic to the north and Italy and Slovenia to the south. |
| authentic |
real, genuine, or valid. [2 definitions] |
| author |
the writer of a book, play, story, or the like. [3 definitions] |
| authoritative |
having or displaying authority. [2 definitions] |
| authority |
the right, power, or ability to give orders, make decisions, or demand or compel obedience. [5 definitions] |
| authorize |
to give authority for or to; grant power to. [2 definitions] |
| autism |
a developmental disorder usually becoming detectable in very early childhood that is characterized especially by atypical acquisition or use of language as well as atypical patterns of social interaction. |
| auto |
shortened form of "automobile." |
| auto- |
self; same. |
| autobiography |
the events of a person's life written or told by that person. |
| autograph |
a signature, esp. that of a famous person. [4 definitions] |
| automated teller machine |
a computerized machine serving the function of a bank teller. |
| automatic |
acting by itself without outside power or influence. [4 definitions] |
| automation |
operation by machinery rather than by people. |
| automobile |
a four-wheeled vehicle with a built-in, self-propelled motor requiring a driver and used on roads to carry people; passenger car. |
| autopsy |
a superficial and surgical examination of a corpse, usu. to find the cause of death. [2 definitions] |
| autumn |
the season of the year between summer and winter, in the northern hemisphere continuing from the September equinox to the December solstice; fall. |