attention
n. the faculty or power of mental concentration
n. a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review
attire
n. clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
v. put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
attorney
n. a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
attract
v. direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
v. be attractive to
attraction
n. an entertainment that is offered to the public
n. the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts
attractive
a. having the properties of a magnet; the ability to draw or pull
a. having power to arouse interest
attribute
v. attribute or credit to
v. decide as to where something belongs in a scheme
audible
a. heard or perceptible by the ear
n. a football play is changed orally after both teams have assumed their positions at the line of scrimmage
audience
n. an opportunity to state your case and be heard
n. a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
audit
v. attend academic courses without getting credit
n. an inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA
audition
v. perform in order to get a role
n. the ability to hear; the auditory faculty
auditorium
n. the area of a theater or concert hall where the audience sits
auger
n. hand tool for boring holes
n. a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes
augment
v. grow or intensify
v. enlarge or increase
aurora
n. the first light of day
n. an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
authentic
a. not counterfeit or copied
a. conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief
authenticate
v. establish the authenticity of something
authority
n. freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
n. an authoritative written work
authorize
v. give or delegate power or authority to
v. grant authorization or clearance for
autobiographical
a. relating to or in the style of an autobiography
a. of or relating to or characteristic of an autobiographer
autobiography
n. a biography of yourself
automated
a. operated by automation
automatic
a. resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine
n. a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released
automotive
a. of or relating to motor vehicles
a. containing within itself the means of propulsion or movement