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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

Austronesia
noun islands of central and South Pacific (Indonesia and Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia)

Austronesian
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Austronesia or its people or culture

Austrotaxus
genus Austrotaxus noun a gymnosperm genus having one species: New Caledonian yew

autacoid
autocoid noun any physiologically active internal secretion especially one of uncertain classification

autacoidal
adjective of or relating to an autacoid

autarchic
autarchical adjective of or relating to or characterized by autarchy

autarkic
autarkical adjective of countries; not relying on imports

autarky
autarchy noun economic independence as a national policy

auteur
noun a filmmaker who has a personal style and keeps creative control over his or her works

authentic
bona fide adjective not counterfeit or copied; `an authentic signature`; `a bona fide manuscript`; `an unquestionable antique`; `photographs taken in a veritable bull ring`

authentically
adverb genuinely; with authority; `it is authentically British`

authenticate
verb establish the authenticity of something

authentication
noun validating the authenticity of something or someone

authenticator
noun one who determines authenticity (as of works of art) or who guarantees validity

authenticity
noun undisputed credibility

author
verb be the author of; `She authored this play`

authoress
noun a woman author

authorial
auctorial adjective of or by or typical of an author; `authorial comments`; `auctorial flights of imagination`

authoring language
noun software that can be used to develop interactive computer programs without the technically demanding task of computer programming

authorisation
noun official permission or approval; `authority for the program was renewed several times`

authoritarian
autocratic adjective characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; `an authoritarian regime`; `autocratic government`; `despotic rulers`; `a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war`; `a tyrannical government`

authoritative
authorized adjective sanctioned by established authority; `an authoritative communique`; `the authorized biography`

authoritatively
magisterially adverb in an authoritative manner; `she spoke authoritatively`

authority
noun an authoritative written work; `this book is the final authority on the life of Milton`

authority
noun official permission or approval; `authority for the program was renewed several times`

authority figure
noun someone who is regarded as an authority by someone else

authorization
authorisation noun the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant

authorization
noun official permission or approval; `authority for the program was renewed several times`

authorize
authorise verb grant authorization or clearance for; `Clear the manuscript for publication`; `The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography`

authorized
authorised adjective endowed with authority

authorized shares
authorized stock noun the maximum number of shares authorized under the terms of a corporation`s articles of incorporation

Authorized Version
King James Version noun an English translation of the Bible published in 1611

authorizer
authoriser noun an authority who authorizes (people or actions); `the agents report back to their authorizers`

authorship
noun the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; `the authorship of the theory is disputed`

autism
noun (psychiatry) an abnormal absorption with the self; marked by communication disorders and short attention span and inability to treat others as people

autistic
adjective characteristic of or affected with autism; `autistic behavior`; `autistic children`

auto accessory
noun an accessory for an automobile

auto limitation
noun social control achieved as a manifestation of self-will or consent

auto mechanics
noun the craft of building and repairing automobiles

auto part
car part noun a component of an automobile; `his business is auto parts`

auto racing
car racing noun the sport of racing automobiles

auto-da-fe
noun the burning to death of heretics (as during the Spanish Inquisition)

autoantibody
noun an antibody acting against tissues of the organism that produces it

autobahn
noun an expressway in a German-speaking country

autobiographer
noun someone who writes their own biography

autobiographical
autobiographic adjective relating to or in the style of an autobiography; `they compiled an autobiographical history of the movement`

autobiography
noun a biography of yourself

autocatalysis
noun catalysis in which the catalyst is one of the products of the reaction

autocatalytic
adjective relating to or proceeding by autocatalysis

autochthonal
autochthonic adjective originating where it is found; `the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo`; `autochthonous rocks and people and folktales`; `endemic folkways`; `the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan`

autochthonous
adjective of rocks, deposits, etc.; found where they and their constituents were formed

autoclave
sterilizer noun a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments

autocracy
noun a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual

autocratic
bossy adjective offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; `an autocratic person`; `autocratic behavior`; `a bossy way of ordering others around`; `a rather aggressive and dominating character`; `managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way`; `a swaggering peremptory manner`

autocratically
adverb in an autocratic manner; `the Czars ruled Russia autocratically`

autodidact
noun a person who has taught himself

autodidactic
adjective relating to or having the characteristics of an autodidact

autoecious
homoecious adjective of parasites especially rust fungi; completing the entire life cycle on a single host; `autoecious rust fungi`

autoerotic
adjective sexually satisfying yourself (as by masturbation)

autoeroticism
autoerotism noun using you own body as a sexual object

autofluorescence
noun self-induced fluorescence

autofluorescent
adjective emitting light via self-induced fluorescence

autofocus
noun an optical device for focussing a camera or other instrument automatically

autogamous
autogamic adjective characterized by or fit for autogamy

autogamy
noun self-fertilization in plants

autogenetic
adjective of or relating to autogenesis

autogenic therapy
autogenic training noun training patients in self-induced relaxation

autogenous
autogenic adjective originating within the body

autogiro
autogyro noun an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller

autograft
autoplasty noun tissue that is taken from one site and grafted to another site on the same person; `skin from his thigh replaced the burned skin on his arms`

autograph
noun a person`s own signature

autograph album
noun an album for autographs

autographed
adjective bearing an autograph; `an autographed copy of his latest book`

autographic
adjective written in the author`s own handwriting

autoicous
adjective having male and female reproductive organs in separate clusters on the same plant

autoimmune
adjective of or relating to the immune response of the body against substance normally present in the body

autoimmune disease
autoimmune disorder noun any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues

autoimmunity
noun production of antibodies against the tissues of your own body; produces autoimmune disease or hypersensitivity reactions

autoinjector
noun a hypodermic syringe to use in injecting yourself with a liquid; `United States troops now carry atropine and autoinjectors in their first-aid kits to use in case of organophosphate nerve agent poisoning`

autoloader
self-loader noun a firearm that reloads itself

autoloading(a)
self-loading adjective (of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuously; `an autoloading rifle`

autologous
adjective derived from organisms of the selfsame individual; `autologous blood donation`

autolysis
self-digestion noun lysis of plant or animal tissue by an internal process

autolytic
adjective of or relating to self-digestion

automat
noun a cafeteria where food is served from machines

automated
machine-controlled adjective operated by automation; `an automated stoker`

automatic
automatonlike adjective like the unthinking functioning of a machine; `an automatic `thank you``; `machinelike efficiency`

automatic choke
noun a choke that automatically controls the flow of air to the carburetor

automatic data processing
ADP noun data processing by a computer

automatic firearm
noun a firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the trigger is released

automatic pilot
autopilot noun a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness; `she went about her chores on automatic pilot`; `too much of the writing seems to have been done on automatic pilot`; `she talked and he dozed and my mind went on autopilot`

automatic pistol
noun a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released

automatic rifle
automatic 1 machine rifle noun light machine gun

automatic transmission
automatic drive noun a transmission that automatically changes the gears according to the speed of the car

automatically
adverb in a reflex manner; `he answered automatically`

automation
noun equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation; `this factory floor is a showcase for automation and robotic equipment`

automatism
noun any reaction that occurs automatically without conscious thought or reflection (especially the undirected behavior seen in psychomotor epilepsy)

automatize
automatise verb make automatic or control or operate automatically; `automatize the production`; `automate the movement of the robot`

automaton
robot noun a mechanism that can move automatically

Automeris
genus Automeris noun io moth