| audiotape |
a magnetic tape used to record sound, or a sound recording on such a tape. |
| audiovisual |
having both sound and a picture, as does a film. [2 definitions] |
| audit |
an often official examination of records or financial accounts to check their accuracy, or the report of such an examination. [4 definitions] |
| auditable |
combined form of audit. |
| audition |
a trial performance by an actor, musician, or dancer. [5 definitions] |
| auditor |
one who audits record or accounts. [3 definitions] |
| auditorium |
a large room in which performances, speeches, and the like are given in front of an audience, or a building housing such a space. |
| auditory |
of or pertaining to hearing or the sense of hearing. |
| auf Wiedersehen |
(German) until we see each other again; good-bye for now (used at parting). |
| Aug. |
abbreviation of "August," the eighth month of the Gregorian calendar year, having thirty-one days. |
| Augean |
of or suggesting Augeas, a king in Greek mythology, or his stables, which had not been cleaned for thirty years until Hercules changed the course of a river so that it swept through them. [2 definitions] |
| auger |
a tool used by carpenters for boring holes in wood. |
| aught1 |
anything at all; any little part or bit. |
| aught2 |
the cipher 0. [2 definitions] |
| augment |
to make greater in size, degree, or amount; intensify by adding. [2 definitions] |
| augmentation |
the process of augmenting or of being augmented. [2 definitions] |
| augmentative |
tending or serving to augment. [3 definitions] |
| augmented |
made greater or enhanced. |
| au gratin |
coated or covered with bread crumbs, and sometimes butter or cheese, and baked until brown. |
| augur |
one who predicts the future or tries to obtain hidden knowledge by interpreting signs and omens, esp. an ancient Roman religious official with such a duty; soothsayer. [5 definitions] |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. [2 definitions] |