Phrase Hound found 23 phrases and 6 compound words that contain auxiliary. The most common are listed below. Open auxiliary in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
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- auxiliary verbA verb that accompanies the main verb in a clause in order to make distinctions in tense, mood, voice or aspect.
- auxiliary cruiserAn armed merchantman, typically used as a commerce raider or as a convoy escort.
- modal auxiliaryA verb used to express the mood (or tense) of another verb.
- international auxiliary languageA language intended to be used by people who do not share a common language.
- auxiliary languageAny language (whether constructed or natural), such as Volapük, Esperanto, Swahili, French, Russian or English, used or intended to be used (locally, regionally, nationally or internationally) for intercommunication by speakers of various …
- auxiliary power unitA generator in aircraft or other vehicles for providing electric power to various systems, such as lighting, especially when the main engines are not running.
- auxiliary bishopA bishop who functions as another bishop's deputy, where the weight of sacramental duties is too much for a single bishop.
- auxiliary cellA spore-like structure in certain fungi, formed from hyphae.
- auxiliary languagesplural of auxiliary language: Any language (whether constructed or natural), such as Volapük, Esperanto, Swahili, French, Russian or English, used or intended to be used (locally, regionally, nationally or internationally) for …
- auxiliary storageSynonym of secondary storage: The nonvolatile memory of a computer, not directly accessible by the central processing unit.
- auxiliary egoA therapist or copatient who acts out a role in a patient's psychodrama.
- auxiliary bishopsplural of auxiliary bishop: A bishop who functions as another bishop's deputy, where the weight of sacramental duties is too much for a single bishop.
- auxiliary verbsplural of auxiliary verb: A verb that accompanies the main verb in a clause in order to make distinctions in tense, mood, voice or aspect.
- auxiliary cruisersplural of auxiliary cruiser: An armed merchantman, typically used as a commerce raider or as a convoy escort.
- International Auxiliary Language AssociationAn association founded in 1924 to study the establishment of an international auxiliary language. In 1951, IALA presented Interlingua to the public by publishing the Interlingua-English Dictionary and Interlingua Grammar. Abbreviated IALA.
- ladies' auxiliaryA women's corps that operates within a service or fraternal organization.
- nurse auxiliaryA person providing health care at a level junior to that of a nurse.
- perfect auxiliaryThe auxiliary verb that is combined with a past participle to form a compound perfect tense: in English, the verb have; in French, German, and Danish either the equivalent of have or the equivalent of be, depending on the verb.
- international auxiliary languagesplural of international auxiliary language: A language intended to be used by people who do not share a common language.
- auxiliary power unitsplural of auxiliary power unit: A generator in aircraft or other vehicles for providing electric power to various systems, such as lighting, especially when the main engines are not running.
- auxiliary oilersplural of auxiliary oiler: A naval oil tanker with the ability to perform underway replenishment of fuel oil or ship oil to ships of the fleet.
- auxiliary egosplural of auxiliary ego: A therapist or copatient who acts out a role in a patient's psychodrama.
- auxiliary oilerA naval oil tanker with the ability to perform underway replenishment of fuel oil or ship oil to ships of the fleet.
Compound words 6
- AuxieA member of the Auxiliary Division of the Royal Irish Constabulary.
- auxiliarilyAlternative form of auxiliarly: By way of help.
- auxiliaristA volunteer for the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary.
- electroauxiliaryAny electrophilic compound that assists in a nucleophilic reaction
- nonauxiliaryNot auxiliary.
- semiauxiliaryOf a verb: functioning rather like an auxiliary verb, but not considered to be a full member of that class.