7-letter words containing au
- aurochs — a recently extinct member of the cattle tribe, Bos primigenius, that inhabited forests in N Africa, Europe, and SW Asia. It had long horns and is thought to be one of the ancestors of modern cattle
- aurorae — the ancient Roman goddess of the dawn. Compare Eos.
- auroral — of or like the dawn.
- auroras — Plural form of aurora.
- ausable — a river in NE New York, flowing NE through a gorge (Ausable Chasm) into Lake Champlain. 20 miles (32 km) long.
- auscult — To auscultate.
- ausform — to temper or deform steel in order to make it stronger and more durable
- auslaut — final position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- auslese — a white wine, usually sweet, produced in Germany from individually selected bunches of very ripe grapes
- auspice — patronage or guidance (esp in the phrase under the auspices of)
- austere — If you describe something as austere, you approve of its plain and simple appearance.
- austral — of or coming from the south
- austria — a republic in central Europe: ruled by the Hapsburgs from 1282 to 1918; formed a dual monarchy with Hungary in 1867 and became a republic in 1919; a member of the European Union; contains part of the Alps, the Danube basin in the east, and extensive forests. Official language: German. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: euro. Capital: Vienna. Pop: 8 221 646 (2013 est). Area: 83 849 sq km (32 374 sq miles)
- austro- — Austro- combines with adjectives indicating nationality to form adjectives which describe something connected with Austria and another country.
- autarch — an absolute ruler
- autarky — (esp of a political unit) a system or policy of economic self-sufficiency aimed at removing the need for imports
- auteuil — a former town, now part of Paris, France: noted for residences of Boileau, Talleyrand, Molière, La Fontaine, and other eminent people.
- auteurs — Plural form of auteur.
- authors — a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
- authour — Obsolete spelling of author.
- autobio — autobiography.
- autobus — a motor vehicle which can carry a large group of passengers
- autocad — (product, tool) A CAD software package for mechanical engineering, marketed by Autodesk, Inc.
- autocar — any kind of motor car
- autocue — An Autocue is a device used by people speaking on television or at a public event, which displays words for them to read.
- autogrp — AUTOmated GRouPing system
- autoist — motorist.
- automan — someone who manufactures motor cars
- automat — a machine that automatically dispenses goods, such as cigarettes, when money is inserted
- autonym — a piece of literature published under the real name of an author
- autopen — a mechanical device used to produce imitation signatures
- autopod — Autopodium.
- autopsy — An autopsy is an examination of a dead body by a doctor who cuts it open in order to try to discover the cause of death.
- autoput — a motorway in the former Yugoslavia
- autorun — (computing) Any feature that runs a program, etc. automatically.
- autovac — a vacuum pump found in the petrol tank of a car
- autumns — Plural form of autumn.
- autumny — characteristic of autumn
- auxerre — a town in central France, capital of Yonne department; Gothic cathedral. Pop: 38 800 (2006)
- auxesis — growth in animal or plant tissues resulting from an increase in cell size without cell division
- auxetic — something that promotes auxesis
- auxinic — containing or relating to auxins
- bandeau — a narrow band of ribbon, velvet, etc, worn round the head
- barnaul — a city in S Russia, on the River Ob. Pop: 605 000 (2005 est)
- bateaux — Also, batteau. Nautical. Chiefly Canadian and Southern U.S.. a small, flat-bottomed rowboat used on rivers. a half-decked, sloop-rigged boat used for fishing on Chesapeake Bay; skipjack. (in some regions) a scow.
- batteau — bateau (def 1).
- baubles — a showy, usually cheap, ornament; trinket; gewgaw.
- bauchle — an old worn shoe
- bauhaus — a German school of architecture and applied arts founded in 1919 by Walter Gropius on experimental principles of functionalism and truth to materials. After being closed by the Nazis in 1933, its ideas were widely disseminated by its students and staff, including Kandinsky, Klee, Feininger, Moholy-Nagy, and Mies van der Rohe
- baulked — to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified (usually followed by at): He balked at making the speech.