All English words - page 414

Meanings of Augurial:

adjective

Of or relating to augurs or augury; augural.

Meanings of Auguries:

noun

A sign of what will happen in the future; an omen.

Usage examples:

They heard the sound as an augury of death

Meanings of Auguring:

verb

(of an event or circumstance) portend a good or bad outcome.

Usage examples:

The end of the cold war seemed to augur well

noun

(in ancient rome) a religious official who observed natural signs, especially the behaviour of birds, interpreting these as an indication of divine approval or disapproval of a proposed action.

Usage examples:

In the case of the augurs or haruspices of rome, the animal was sacrificed to permit contemplation …

Meanings of Augurous:

adjective

Feeling or conveying presentiment of future events; presaging, portentous.

Meanings of Augurs:

verb

(of an event or circumstance) portend a good or bad outcome.

Usage examples:

The end of the cold war seemed to augur well

noun

(in ancient rome) a religious official who observed natural signs, especially the behaviour of birds, interpreting these as an indication of divine approval or disapproval of a proposed action.

Usage examples:

In the case of the augurs or haruspices of rome, the animal was sacrificed to permit contemplation …

Meanings of Augurship:

noun

The office or status of an augur; the term of this office.

Meanings of Augury:

noun

A sign of what will happen in the future; an omen.

Usage examples:

They heard the sound as an augury of death

Meanings of August:

adjective

Respected and impressive.

Usage examples:

She was in august company

noun

The eighth month of the year, in the northern hemisphere usually considered the last month of summer.

Usage examples:

The sultry haze of late august

Meanings of Augusta:

proper noun

A resort in eastern georgia in the us; population (with richmond) 199,486 (est. 2008).

noun

The capital city of the us state of maine

Usage examples:

Only four municipalities in maine have all full-time, professional firefighters: lewiston, portland…

Meanings of Augustal:

adjective

Of or relating to the roman emperor augustus (reigned 27 b.c. – a.d. 14); characteristic or reminiscent of augustus; (more generally) imperial.

noun

(the title of) a prefect or governor under the later roman empire; especially the governor of egypt.

Meanings of Augustan:

adjective

Connected with or occurring during the reign of the roman emperor augustus.

Usage examples:

A roman villa of the augustan period

noun

A writer of the (latin or english) augustan period or style.

Usage examples:

The writers of formal odes, marvell and dryden in particular, are also indebted to him and the crit…

Meanings of Auguste:

noun

A type of clown, now generally characterized as wearing grotesque facial make-up (typically featuring red or pink, and usually a red artificial nose), a fright wig or similarly wild hair, and badly-fitting or oversized clothes and shoes.

Meanings of Augustine:

noun

An augustinian friar.

Usage examples:

In the 1960s, after an absence of 150 years, the augustines had returned to the village and restore…

Meanings of Augustinian:

adjective

Relating to st augustine of hippo or his doctrines.

Usage examples:

Myrc and others viewed the augustinian doctrine of salvation by grace as a deception of the devil a…

noun

A member of an augustinian order.

Usage examples:

Orders of monks and nuns multiplied over the years: benedictines, dominicans, cistercians, augustin…

Meanings of Augustinianism:

noun

The doctrines of st augustine or his followers; adherence to or advocacy of these doctrines.

Meanings of Augustinism:

noun

The doctrines of st augustine of hippo or his followers; adherence to or advocacy of these doctrines.

Meanings of Augustus:

proper noun

(63 bc–ad 14), the first roman emperor; born gaius octavius; also called (until 27 bc) octavian. he was adopted by the will of his great-uncle julius caesar and gained supreme power by his defeat of antony in 31 bc. in 27 bc he was given the title augustus (‘venerable’) and became in effect the first roman emperor.

Meanings of Auh:

exclamation

Expressing disgust, frustration, dismissal or disregard, chagrin, etc.

Meanings of Auk:

noun

A short-winged diving seabird found in northern oceans, typically with a black head and black and white underparts.

Usage examples:

The long norwegian coast is home to millions of seabirds, including a large number of auks and kitt…

Meanings of Auklet:

noun

A small, stubby auk (seabird) found in the north pacific, typically with grey underparts.

Usage examples:

The removal of these predators has benefitted many other bird species on the islands, including puf…

Meanings of Auklets:

noun

A small, stubby auk (seabird) found in the north pacific, typically with grey underparts.

Usage examples:

The removal of these predators has benefitted many other bird species on the islands, including puf…

Meanings of Auks:

noun

A short-winged diving seabird found in northern oceans, typically with a black head and black and white underparts.

Usage examples:

The long norwegian coast is home to millions of seabirds, including a large number of auks and kitt…

Meanings of Aula:

noun

A hall or court, in various senses.

Meanings of Aularian:

noun

At oxford and cambridge universities: a member of a hall, as distinct from a college. now only with reference to st edmund hall, oxford.

adjective

(a) at oxford and cambridge universities: relating to or characteristic of a hall, as distinct from a college; of or relating to such halls or their administration. in later use only with reference to st edmund hall, oxford. (b) occasionally more generally: of, relating to, or characteristic of a hall or halls, in various senses.

Meanings of Auld:

adjective

Old.

Usage examples:

That's what my auld da used to say

noun

A traditional scottish song with words by the poet robert burns, often sung at new year to say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new year. auld lang syne means "the old days" in scots.