Australian heath
1: any heathlike plant of the family Epacridaceae; most are of the Australian region
Australian honeysuckle
1: shrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical yellow nectarous flowers [syn: {honeysuckle}, {coast banksia}, {Banksia integrifolia}]
Australian nettle
1: any of several tall Australian trees of the genus Laportea [syn: {Australian nettle tree}]
Australian nettle tree
1: any of several tall Australian trees of the genus Laportea [syn: {Australian nettle}]
Australian pea
1: South African evergreen partly woody vine grown for its clusters of rosy purple flowers followed by edible pods like snap beans; also grown as green manure; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos [syn:...
Australian pine
1: common Australian tree widely grown as an ornamental in tropical regions; yields heavy hard red wood [syn: {Casuarina equisetfolia}]
Australian pitcher plant
1: carnivorous perennial herb having a red-brown-marked green pitcher and hinged lid both with red edges; western Australia [syn: {Cephalotus follicularis}]
Australian reed grass
1: tall Australian reedlike grass sometimes used for hay [syn: {Calamagrostic quadriseta}]
Australian stilt
1: long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia [syn: {stilt}]
Australian sumac
1: evergreen of Australia yielding a dark yellow wood [syn: {Rhodosphaera rhodanthema}, {Rhus rhodanthema}]
Australian sword lily
1: sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs; Australia [syn: {kangaroo paw}, {kangaroo's-foot}, {kangaroo-foot plant}, {Anigozanthus manglesii}]
Australian terrier
1: small grayish wire-haired breed of terrier from Australia similar to the cairn
australopithecine
1: of or belonging to the hominid genus Australopithecus n : any of several extinct humanlike small-brained bipedal primates of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago
Australopithecus
1: extinct genus of African hominid [syn: {genus Australopithecus}]
Australopithecus robustus
1: large-toothed hominid of southern Africa; from 1.5 to 2 million years ago; formerly Paranthropus
Austria
1: a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century [syn: {Rep...
Austria-Hungary
1: a geographical area in central and eastern Europe; broken into separate countries at the end of World War I
Austrian
1: of or relating to Austria or its people or culture; "Austrian music" n : a native or inhabitant of Austria
Austrian capital
1: the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss [syn: {Vienna}, {capital o...
Austrian winter pea
1: variety of pea plant native to the Mediterranean region and North Africa and widely grown especially for forage [syn: {field pea}, {field-pea plant}, {Pisum sativum arvense}, {Pisum arvense}]
Austro-Asiatic
1: a family of languages spoken in southn and southeastern Asia [syn: {Munda-Mon-Khmer}]
Austrocedrus
1: one species; formerly included in genus Libocedrus [syn: {genus Austrocedrus}]
Austrocedrus chilensis
1: small well-shaped South American evergreen having coppery bark and pretty foliage [syn: {Chilean cedar}]
Austronesia
1: islands of central and South Pacific (Indonesia and Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia)
Austronesian
1: of or relating to or characteristic of Austronesia or its people or culture n 1: a native or inhabitant of Austronesia 2: the family of languages spoken in Australia and Formosa and Malaysia and Po...
Austronesian language
1: the family of languages spoken in Australia and Formosa and Malaysia and Polynesia [syn: {Austronesian}]
Austrotaxus
1: a gymnosperm genus having one species: New Caledonian yew [syn: {genus Austrotaxus}]
Austrotaxus spicata
1: large yew native to New Caledonia; cultivated in eastern Australia and New Zealand and Hawaii [syn: {New Caledonian yew}]
autacoid
1: any physiologically active internal secretion especially one of uncertain classification [syn: {autocoid}]
autarchic
1: of or relating to or characterized by autarchy [syn: {autarchical}, {autarkical}]
autarchical
1: of or relating to or characterized by autarchy [syn: {autarchic}, {autarkical}]
autarchy
1: economic independence as a national policy [syn: {autarky}] 2: a political system governed by a single individual [syn: {autocracy}] [ant: {democracy}]
autarkic
1: of countries; not relying on imports [syn: {autarkical}]
autarkical
1: of or relating to or characterized by autarchy [syn: {autarchic}, {autarchical}] 2: of countries; not relying on imports [syn: {autarkic}]
autarky
1: economic independence as a national policy [syn: {autarchy}]
auteur
1: a filmmaker who has a personal style and keeps creative control over his or her works
authentic
1: conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief; "an authentic account by an eyewitness"; "reliable information" [syn: {reliable}] 2: not counterfeit or copied; "an authentic signature"; "a bona ...
authentically
1: genuinely; with authority; "it is authentically British" [syn: {genuinely}]
authenticated
1: established as genuine [syn: {attested}, {documented}]
authentication
1: a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity [syn: {hallmark}, {assay-mark}] 2: validating the authenticity of something or someone [syn: {certification}]
authenticator
1: one who determines authenticity (as of works of art) or who guarantees validity [syn: {appraiser}]
authenticity
1: undisputed credibility [syn: {genuineness}, {legitimacy}]
author
1: writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) [syn: {writer}] 2: someone who originates or causes or initiates something; "he was the generator of several complaints" [...
author's name
1: the name that appears on the by-line to identify the author of a work [syn: {writer's name}]
authorial
1: of or by or typical of an author; "authorial comments"; "auctorial flights of imagination" [syn: {auctorial}]
authoring language
1: software that can be used to develop interactive computer programs without the technically demanding task of computer programming
authorisation
1: a document giving an official instruction or command [syn: {mandate}, {authorization}] 2: the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies ar...
authorise
1: give or delegate power or authority to; "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers" [syn: {empower}, {authorize}] 2: grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publicatio...
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authorised
1: endowed with authority [syn: {authorized}] [ant: {unauthorized}] 2: sanctioned by established authority; "an authoritative communique"; "the authorized biography" [syn: {authoritative}, {authorized...
authoriser
1: an authority who authorizes (people or actions); "the agents report back to their authorizers" [syn: {authorizer}]
authoritarian
1: 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 dur...
authoritarianism
1: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) [syn: {dictatorship}, {absolutism}, {Caesarism}, {despotism}, {monocrac...
authoritative
1: having authority or ascendancy or influence; "an important official"; "the captain's authoritative manner" [syn: {important}] 2: of recognized authority or excellence; "the definitive work on Greec...
authoritatively
1: in an authoritative manner; "she spoke authoritatively" [syn: {with authority}, {magisterially}]
authorities
1: the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities" [syn: {government}, {regime}]
authority
1: the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests" [syn: {authorization}, {authorisation}, {dominance}...
authorization
1: a document giving an official instruction or command [syn: {mandate}, {authorisation}] 2: the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies ar...
authorize
1: grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography" [syn: {authorise}, {pass}, {clear}] 2: give or delegate powe...
authorized
1: endowed with authority [syn: {authorised}] [ant: {unauthorized}] 2: sanctioned by established authority; "an authoritative communique"; "the authorized biography" [syn: {authoritative}, {authorised...
authorized shares
1: the maximum number of shares authorized under the terms of a corporation's articles of incorporation [syn: {authorized stock}, {capital stock}]
authorized stock
1: the maximum number of shares authorized under the terms of a corporation's articles of incorporation [syn: {authorized shares}, {capital stock}]
Authorized Version
1: an English translation of the Bible published in 1611 [syn: {King James Version}, {King James Bible}]
authorizer
1: an authority who authorizes (people or actions); "the agents report back to their authorizers" [syn: {authoriser}]
authorship
1: the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship" [syn: {writing}, {composition}, {penning}] 2: the act of initiating a new idea o...
autism
1: (psychiatry) an abnormal absorption with the self; marked by communication disorders and short attention span and inability to treat others as people
autistic
1: characteristic of or suffering from autism
auto
1: 4-wheeled motor vehicle; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" [syn: {car}, {automobile}, {machine}, {motorcar}]
auto company
1: a company that makes and sells automobiles [syn: {car company}]
auto factory
1: a factory where automobiles are manufactured [syn: {automobile factory}, {car factory}]
auto limitation
1: social control achieved as a manifestation of self-will or consent
auto loan
1: a personal loan to purchase an automobile [syn: {automobile loan}, {car loan}]
auto maker
1: a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles [syn: {car manufacturer}, {car maker}, {carmaker}, {auto manufacturer}, {automaker}]
auto manufacturer
1: a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles [syn: {car manufacturer}, {car maker}, {carmaker}, {auto maker}, {automaker}]
auto part
1: a component of an automobile; "his business is auto parts" [syn: {car part}]
auto race
1: a race between (usually high-performance) automobiles [syn: {automobile race}, {car race}]
auto racing
1: the sport of racing automobiles [syn: {car racing}]
auto tire
1: a tire consisting of a rubber ring around the rim of an automobile wheel [syn: {car tire}, {automobile tire}, {rubber tire}]
auto-changer
1: an automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention [syn: {record changer}, {changer}]
auto-da-fe
1: the burning to death of heretics (as during the Spanish Inquisition) [also: {autos-da-fe} (pl)]
auto-mechanic
1: someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles [syn: {automobile mechanic}, {car-mechanic}, {mechanic}, {grease monkey}]
autoantibody
1: an antibody acting against tissues of the organism that produces it
autobahn
1: an expressway in a German-speaking country
autobiographic
1: of or relating to or characteristic of an autobiographer; "he seldom suppressed his autobiographical tendencies" [syn: {autobiographical}] 2: relating to or in the style of an autobiography; "they ...
autobiographical
1: of or relating to or characteristic of an autobiographer; "he seldom suppressed his autobiographical tendencies" [syn: {autobiographic}] 2: relating to or in the style of an autobiography; "they co...
autobus
1: a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work" [syn: {bus}, {coach}, {charabanc}, {double-decker}, {jitney}, {motorbus}, {motorcoach}, {omnibus}]
autocatalysis
1: catalysis in which the catalyst is one of the products of the reaction [also: {autocatalyses} (pl)]
autochthonal
1: 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 north...
autochthonic
1: 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 north...
autochthonous
1: of rocks, deposits, etc.; found where they and their constituents were formed [ant: {allochthonous}] 2: originating where it is found; "the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo"; "...
autochthony
1: nativeness by virtue or originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place) [syn: {indigenousness}, {endemism}]
autoclave
1: a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments [syn: {sterilizer}, {steriliser}] v : subject to the action of an autoc...
autocoid
1: any physiologically active internal secretion especially one of uncertain classification [syn: {autacoid}]
autocracy
1: a political system governed by a single individual [syn: {autarchy}] [ant: {democracy}] 2: a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual
autocrat
1: a cruel and oppressive dictator [syn: {tyrant}, {despot}]
autocratic
1: of the nature of or relating to an autocrat; "an autocratic ruler" [syn: {autocratical}] 2: relating to or of the nature of or having characteristics of an autocracy; "an autocratic government"; "a...
autocratical
1: of the nature of or relating to an autocrat; "an autocratic ruler" [syn: {autocratic}] 2: relating to or of the nature of or having characteristics of an autocracy; "an autocratic government"; "aut...
autocratically
1: in an overbearingly domineering manner; as a dictator; "this manager acts dictatorially toward his colleagues" [syn: {dictatorially}, {magisterially}] 2: in an autocratic manner; "the Czars ruled R...
autocue
1: a device that displays words for people to read [syn: {prompter}]
Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia
1: a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of...
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