6-letter words starting with a
- augier — Guillaume Victor Émile [gee-yohm veek-tawr ey-meel] /giˈyoʊm vikˈtɔr eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1820–89, French dramatist.
- augite — a black or greenish-black mineral of the pyroxene group, found in igneous rocks. Composition: calcium magnesium iron aluminium silicate. General formula: (Ca,Mg,Fe,Al)(Si,Al)2O6. Crystal structure: monoclinic
- augurs — Plural form of augur.
- augury — An augury is a sign of what will happen in the future.
- august — August is the eighth month of the year in the Western calendar.
- auklet — any of various small auks of the genera Aethia and Ptychoramphus
- aulard — François Victor Alphonse [frahn-swa veek-tawr al-fawns] /frɑ̃ˈswa vikˈtɔr alˈfɔ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1849–1928, French historian.
- aulder — old.
- aumbry — ambry.
- auntie — Someone's auntie is their aunt.
- auntly — of or like an aunt
- aurate — any salt of auric acid
- aureus — a gold coin of the Roman Empire
- auride — (inorganic chemistry) Any anion of gold; any salt containing such an anion.
- aurify — to turn into gold
- auriga — a conspicuous constellation in the N hemisphere between the Great Bear and Orion, at the edge of the Milky Way. It contains the first magnitude star Capella and the supergiant eclipsing binary star Epsilon Aurigae
- auriol — Vincent (vɛ̃sɑ̃). 1884–1966, French statesman; president of the Fourth Republic (1947–54)
- aurist — a former name for audiologist
- auroch — Alternative spelling of aurochs.
- aurora — an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands, curtains, or streamers of light, usually green, red, or yellow, that move across the sky in polar regions. It is caused by collisions between air molecules and charged particles from the sun that are trapped in the earth's magnetic field
- aurous — of or containing gold, esp in the monovalent state
- auspex — in ancient Rome, an augur, or diviner, esp. one who watched for omens in the flight of birds
- aussat — the Australian-owned communications satellite launched in 1985
- aussie — Aussie means Australian.
- austen — Jane. 1775–1817, English novelist, noted particularly for the insight and delicate irony of her portrayal of middle-class families. Her completed novels are Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), Emma (1816), Northanger Abbey (1818), and Persuasion (1818)
- auster — the south wind
- austin — a city in central Texas, on the Colorado River: state capital since 1845. Pop: 672 011 (2003 est)
- ausubo — a tropical American tree, Manilkara bidentata, with hard, red wood
- auteur — You can refer to a film director as an auteur when they have a very strong artistic influence on the films they make.
- author — The author of a piece of writing is the person who wrote it.
- autism — Autism is a developmental disorder that can cause someone to have difficulty in communicating with and responding to other people.
- autist — an autistic person
- autumn — Autumn is the season between summer and winter when the weather becomes cooler and the leaves fall off the trees.
- auxins — Plural form of auxin.
- avails — to be of use or value to; profit; advantage: All our efforts availed us little in trying to effect a change.
- avalon — an island paradise in the western seas: in Arthurian legend it is where King Arthur was taken after he was mortally wounded
- avania — (historical) A tax or fee imposed on foreigners under the Ottoman Empire, especially one considered to be irregular or extortionate.
- avant- — of or belonging to the avant-garde of a specified field
- avanti — forward! let's go!
- avatar — An avatar is an image that represents you on the screen in an online game or chatroom
- avaunt — go away! depart!
- avedon — Richard, 1923–2004, U.S. photographer.
- aveiro — a port in N central Portugal, on the Aveiro lagoon: ancient Roman town; linked by canal with the Atlantic Ocean. Pop: 73 335 (2001)
- avenge — If you avenge a wrong or harmful act, you hurt or punish the person who is responsible for it.
- avenir — the future or time to come
- avenue — Avenue is sometimes used in the names of streets. The written abbreviation Ave. is also used.
- avered — Simple past tense and past participle of aver.
- averil — a male given name.
- averno — a crater lake in Italy, near Naples: in ancient times regarded as an entrance to hell
- averse — If you say that you are not averse to something, you mean that you quite like it or quite want to do it.