English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Auction (v. t.)

To sell by auction.

Auctionary (a.)

Of or pertaining to an auction or an auctioneer.

Auctioneer (n.)

A person who sells by auction; a person whose business it is to dispose of goods or lands by public sale to the highest or best bidder.

Auctioneer (v. t.)

To sell by auction; to auction.

Aucupation (n.)

Birdcatching; fowling.

Audacious (a.)

Daring; spirited; adventurous.

Audacious (a.)

Contemning the restraints of law, religion, or decorum; bold in wickedness; presumptuous; impudent; insolent.

Audacious (a.)

Committed with, or proceedings from, daring effrontery or contempt of law, morality, or decorum.

Audaciously (adv.)

In an audacious manner; with excess of boldness; impudently.

Audaciousness (n.)

The quality of being audacious; impudence; audacity.

Audacity (n.)

Daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesomeness.

Audacity (n.)

Reckless daring; presumptuous impudence; -- implying a contempt of law or moral restraints.

Audibility (n.)

The quality of being audible; power of being heard; audible capacity.

Audible (a.)

Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard; actually heard; as, an audible voice or whisper.

Audible (n.)

That which may be heard.

Audibleness (n.)

The quality of being audible.

Audibly (adv.)

So as to be heard.

Audience (a.)

The act of hearing; attention to sounds.

Audience (a.)

An auditory; an assembly of hearers. Also applied by authors to their readers.

Audience (a.)

Admittance to a hearing; a formal interview, esp. with a sovereign or the head of a government, for conference or the transaction of business.