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| ancillary |
accessory or auxiliary. [1/2 definitions] |
| aux. |
abbreviation of "auxiliary," a person or thing that helps, assists, or supports, or a person or group that is subordinate or supplementary. |
| auxiliary |
see "auxiliary verb." [1/7 definitions] |
| auxiliary verb |
a verb used in conjunction with a main verb in a clause that assists the main verb in reflecting aspects, voices, moods, and tenses. In the sentence "They have escaped," the main verb is "escaped," and the auxiliary verb is "have." |
| be going to |
used as an auxiliary verb to express a plan or intention to carry out some action, or to express a prediction of what seems likely to occur based on certain evidence. |
| donkey |
of an engine, pump, or the like, auxiliary. [1/3 definitions] |
| jato |
an act or the process of taking off by an aircraft using auxiliary or disposable jet or rocket engines (acronym for "jet-assisted takeoff"). [1/2 definitions] |
| modal |
in grammar, a modal auxiliary. [1/5 definitions] |
| modal auxiliary |
an auxiliary verb, such as "can," "may," "must," or "should," that is used to modify the meaning of a main verb by including such notions as necessity, possibility, certainty, capability, advisability, potential, and expectation. |
| paramedical |
of or indicating the work of auxiliary medical personnel such as nurses' aides, paramedics, or laboratory technicians. |
| participle |
in grammar, a verb form that combines with certain auxiliary verbs ("be" or "have") to give a verb in a sentence a particular aspect, either "perfect" or "progressive," or voice, either "active" or "passive." Participles can also serve the function of adjectives. |
| peripheral |
an auxiliary device, such as a disk, printer, scanner, or the like, that is used with a computer to increase its functional range or efficiency. [1/3 definitions] |
| periphrastic |
formed with an auxiliary verb or a particle instead of an inflection, such as "it did ring" rather than "it rang". [1/2 definitions] |
| port1 |
a computer outlet for connecting auxiliary equipment that sends or receives data. [1/4 definitions] |
| studdingsail |
a light auxiliary sail that is set outside a working sail on an extensible boom, usu. in fair weather. |
| suffragan |
assisting or auxiliary to a bishop or archbishop. [2 definitions] |
| underpart |
an auxiliary or secondary role. [1/2 definitions] |
| used to |
functioning as an auxiliary verb followed by the infinitive marker "to," used to describe an action or state that existed in the past but does not happen or exist now. [1/2 definitions] |
| verb phrase |
in grammar, either a phrase that includes a verb with auxiliary verbs, such as "had been crying," or one that includes a verb and adverb, such as "give up". |
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