Chapter Augury to Azure of A by Soule's Synonymes

Autumn, n. Fall, fall of the year, fall of the leaf.

Auxiliary, a. Aiding, helping, assisting, ancillary, subsidiary, helpful.

Auxiliary, n. Helper, assistant, coadjutor, adjuvant, co-operative, ally, confederate. See accessory.

Avail, v. a. Benefit, profit, be of advantage to.

Avail, v. n. Be of advantage, do good, be of use, answer the purpose.

Avail, n. Profit, advantage, benefit, use, utility, service.

Available, a.

1. To be availed of, to be turned to account.

2. Serviceable, useful, profitable, advantageous, beneficial.

3. Suitable or fit (for some purpose), likely to answer the end.

Avail one’s self of. Use, employ, take advantage of, turn to account, make use of.

Avails, n. pl. Proceeds, profits, returns.

Avant-courier, n. (Fig.) Harbinger, forerunner, herald, precursor.

Avant-guard, n. Van, advanced guard, vanguard.

Avarice, n. Cupidity, covetousness, sordidness, graspingness.

Avaricious, a. Grasping, greedy (of gain), sordid, close, close-fisted, hard-fisted, eager for gain (for the sake of hoarding it). See covetous.

Avast, interj. (Naut.) Hold, stop, stay, enough.

Avaunt, interj. Hence, begone, away, be off, get you gone.

Avenge, v. a.

1. Take satisfaction for, award just punishment for.

2. Revenge, vindicate (by punishment of an offender), inflict punishment in behalf of.

Avengement, n. (Rare.) Avenging.

Avenue, n.

1. Passage, entrance, entry, access, way of approach, passage-way. See under Access.

2. Alley, walk, street, road, path.