auriculate
1: having auricles [syn: {auriculated}]
auriculoventricular
1: relating to or affecting the atria and ventricles of the heart; "atrioventricular disease" [syn: {atrioventricular}]
auriferous
1: containing gold; "auriferous quartz veins" [syn: {gold-bearing}]
auriform
1: having a shape resembling an ear [syn: {ear-shaped}]
aurify
1: transform into gold 2: turn golden
Auriga
1: a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Great Bear and Orion at edge of Milky Way [syn: {Charioteer}]
Auriparus
1: a genus of Paridae [syn: {genus Auriparus}]
Auriparus flaviceps
1: very small yellow-headed titmouse of western North America [syn: {verdin}]
aurochs
1: European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison [syn: {wisent}, {Bison bonasus}] 2: large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestor...
aurora
1: the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning" [syn: {dawn}, {dawning}, {morning}, {first light}, {daybreak}, {break of day}, {break of the day}, {dayspring}, {sunrise...
aurora australis
1: the aurora of the southern hemisphere [syn: {southern lights}]
aurora borealis
1: the aurora of the northern hemisphere [syn: {northern lights}]
auroral
1: of or relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras; "a prominent green line in the spectrum of the auroras is called the `auroral line'" 2: characteristic of the dawn; "a dim auroral glow" [syn: ...
aurorean
1: characteristic of the dawn; "a dim auroral glow" [syn: {auroral}]
aurous
1: of or relating to or containing or derived from gold [syn: {auric}]
Auschwitz
1: a Nazi concentration camp for Jews in southwestern Poland during World War II
auscultation
1: listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope)
auspex
1: (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy [syn: {augur}] [also: {auspices} (pl)]
auspicate
1: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn: {bode}, {portend}, {prognosticate}, {omen}, {presage}, {betoken}, {foreshadow}, {augur}, {foretell}, {prefigure}, {forecast}, {predict}] 2: comm...
auspicious
1: attended by favorable circumstances; "an auspicious beginning for the campaign" [ant: {inauspicious}] 2: tending to favor or bring good luck; "miracles are auspicious accidents"; "encouraging omens...
auspiciously
1: in an auspicious manner; "he started his new job auspiciously on his birthday" [syn: {propitiously}] [ant: {inauspiciously}, {inauspiciously}]
auspiciousness
1: the favorable quality of strongly indicating a successful result [syn: {propitiousness}] [ant: {inauspiciousness}, {inauspiciousness}]
Aussie
1: a native or inhabitant of Australia [syn: {Australian}]
Austen
1: English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle-class families (1775-1817) [syn: {Jane Austen}]
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austenite
1: a solid solution of ferric carbide or carbon in iron; cools to form pearlite or martensite
austenitic
1: composed of austenite; "austenitic alloy steel"
austenitic manganese steel
1: a steel with a relatively large component (10-14%) of manganese; highly resistant to wear and shock [syn: {manganese steel}]
austenitic steel
1: steel that has enough nickel and chromium or manganese to retain austenite at atmospheric temperatures
austere
1: severely simple; "a stark interior" [syn: {severe}, {stark}] 2: of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face" [syn: {stern}] 3: practicing ...
austerely
1: in an austere fashion; "the church was austerely simple"
austerity
1: the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures) [syn: {asceticism}, {nonindulgence}]
Austerlitz
1: a town in Czech Republic; site of the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805 2: a decisive battle during the Napoleonic campaigns (1805); the French under Napoleon defeated the Russian armies of Czar Alexand...
Austin
1: state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas [syn: {capital of Texas}]
Austin Friar
1: one of the Roman Catholic hermits of Saint Augustine
austral
1: relating to or coming from the south; "austral winds" 2: of the south or coming from the south; "sailed the austral seas" n : the basic unit of money in Argentina; equal to 100 centavos
Austral Islands
1: a chain of small islands in French Polynesia [syn: {Tubuai Islands}]
Australasia
1: Australia, New Zealand, and neighboring islands in the South Pacific
Australia
1: a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as...
Australian
1: of or relating to or characteristic of Australia or its inhabitants; "Australian deserts"; "Australian aborigines" n 1: a native or inhabitant of Australia [syn: {Aussie}] 2: the Austronesian langu...
Australian Aborigine
1: a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived [syn: {Aborigine}, {Abo}, {Aboriginal}, {native Australian}]
Australian Alps
1: a range of mountains in Australia that forms the southern end of the Great Dividing Range
Australian blacksnake
1: large semiaquatic snake of Australia; black above with red belly [syn: {Pseudechis porphyriacus}]
Australian capital
1: the capital of Australia; located in southeastern Australia [syn: {Canberra}, {capital of Australia}]
Australian chestnut
1: Australian tree having pinnate leaves and orange-yellow flowers followed by large woody pods containing 3 or 4 seeds that resemble chestnuts; yields dark strong wood [syn: {Moreton Bay chestnut}]
Australian coral snake
1: small venomous but harmless snake marked with black-and-white on red [syn: {Rhynchoelaps australis}]
Australian crawl
1: a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick [syn: {crawl}, {front crawl}]
Australian grass tree
1: any of several Australian evergreen perennials having short thick woody stems crowned by a tuft of grasslike foliage and yielding acaroid resins [syn: {grass tree}] 2: stout Australian shrub with n...
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