English Words Starting With A

• auditioner

  nounB2
  /ɔːˈdɪʃənə/A person who participates in an audition to try out for a role or position.
• auditor

  nounB2
  /ˈɔːdɪtə(r)/A person authorized to examine and verify financial accounts and records.
• auditor general

  nounC2
  /ˌɔːdɪtə ˈdʒenrəl/The chief official responsible for auditing the government's financial accounts, ensuring public funds are used properly.
• auditorium

  nounB2
  /ˌɔːdɪˈtɔːriəm/A large room or hall where people gather to watch performances, listen to speeches, or attend lectures.
• auditory

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈɔːdɪt(ə)ri/Related to the sense of hearing or the ear.
• auditory aphasia

  nounRare
  /ˈɔː.dɪ.tər.i əˈfeɪ.zi.ə/A neurological condition involving impaired comprehension of spoken language, despite intact hearing and general intelligence.
• auditory canal

  nounC1/C2 (Technical)
  /ˈɔː.dɪ.tər.i kəˈnæl/The narrow tube-like passage that leads from the outer ear to the eardrum, conducting sound waves.
• auditory nerve

  nounC1
  /ˈɔː.dɪ.tri nɜːv/The nerve, specifically the eighth cranial nerve (cochlear nerve), that carries electrical signals representing sound from the inner ear (cochlea) to the brain.
• auditory phonetics

  nounC2
  /ˈɔːdɪt(ə)ri fəˈnetɪks/The branch of phonetics that studies how speech sounds are perceived by the human ear and processed by the brain.
• auditory vesicle

  nounC2+ (Extremely Rare)
  /ˈɔːdɪt(ə)ri ˈvɛsɪk(ə)l/A hollow, fluid-filled sac in the early embryo that develops into the inner ear structures, including the cochlea and vestibular system.
• audrey

  nounLow-Medium
  /ˈɔːdri/A female given name of English origin, derived from the Old English name Æðelþryð, meaning 'noble strength'.
• audubon

  nounLow
  /ˈɔːdəbɒn/Proper noun: John James Audubon (1785–1851), a Franco-American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter famous for his detailed illustrations of North American birds in "The Birds of America."
• audubon society

  nounC1
  /ˈɔːdəbɒn səˌsaɪəti/A non-profit environmental organisation, originally founded in the US and now a network of local chapters, dedicated to the conservation of birds and their habitats.
• audubon's warbler

  nounC2 (Specialist)
  /ˈɔːdəbɒnz ˈwɔːblə/A subspecies of the yellow-rumped warbler (Setophaga coronata auduboni), a small North American songbird characterized by a yellow throat, rump, and side patches, with a primarily gray body.
• auer

  nounVery Low
  /ˈaʊə/Recognized as a surname or a geographic place name; not a standard English word. When encountered, it typically refers to a proper noun rather than having a dictionary entry.
• auerbach

  nounLow
  /ˈaʊ.ə.bɑːx/A surname of German origin, primarily associated with specific historical or contemporary individuals bearing that name.
• aufklarung

  nounC1
  /ɪnˈlaɪ.tən.mənt/The act or state of gaining knowledge, understanding, or insight, often about a particular subject or about life in general; historically, refers to the 18th-century European intellectual movement emphasizing reason, science, and individual rights.
• auge

  nounC2
  /ˈɔːɡə/The period of greatest prosperity, success, or influence; a peak.
• augean stables

  plural-nounC2
  /ɔːˌdʒiːən ˈsteɪbəlz/A place or situation of extreme filth, corruption, or moral degradation that requires immense effort to clean or reform.
• augeas

  nounC2 (Very Rare)
  /ɔːˈdʒiːəs/In classical mythology, a king of Elis whose stables, holding 3,000 oxen and uncleaned for 30 years, were cleansed in one day by Hercules as one of his twelve labours.

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