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Showing words for AUXILIARY using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Auxiliary

auxiliary

8 Letter Words for Auxiliary

auxiliar

7 Letter Words for Auxiliary

xylaria

6 Letter Words for Auxiliary

airily

5 Letter Words for Auxiliary

aalii, alary, aural, auryl, auxil, axial, iliau, irula, laari, lairy, larix, lauia, laura, laury, layia, luyia, rauli, riyal, urali, urial

4 Letter Words for Auxiliary

airy, alai, alar, alay, alia, alii, aria, aril, arui, aryl, aula, aura, axal, axil, ilia, ixia, iyar, lair, lari, laur, liar, lira, liri, lura, lyra, raia, rail, raya, rial, rixy, ruly, ryal, uily, ural, uria, xray, xyla, yair, yali, yalu, yarl

3 Letter Words for Auxiliary

aal, aia, ail, air, aix, ala, aly, ara, aru, arx, ary, aul, aux, ayr, ayu, iaa, ira, laa, lai, lar, lax, lay, lir, lur, lux, rai, rax, ray, ria, rix, rly, rux, rya, ula, ura, xii, yar

Definitions for Auxiliary

[1] additional; supplementary; reserve: an auxiliary police force.
[2] used as a substitute or reserve in case of need: The hospital has an auxiliary power system in case of a blackout.
[3] (of a boat) having an engine that can be used to supplement the sails: an auxiliary yawl.
[4] giving support; serving as an aid; helpful: The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other. Passion is auxiliary to art.
[5] a person or thing that gives aid of any kind; helper.
[6] an organization allied with, but subsidiary to, a main body of restricted membership, especially one composed of members' relatives: The men's club and the ladies' auxiliary were merged into one organization.
[7] auxiliary verb.
[8] auxiliaries, foreign troops in the service of a nation at war.
[9] Navy . a naval vessel designed for other than combat purposes, as a tug, supply ship, or transport.
[10] Nautical . a sailing vessel carrying an auxiliary propulsion engine or engines.
[11] secondary or supplementary
[12] supporting
[13] nautical (of a sailing vessel) having an engine an auxiliary sloop
[14] a person or thing that supports or supplements; subordinate or assistant
[15] nautical a sailing vessel with an engine the engine of such a vessel
[16] navy a vessel such as a tug, hospital ship, etc, not used for combat

Words related to Auxiliary

ancillary, supporting, extra, complementary, accessory, spare, subordinate, subsidiary, secondary, backup, reserve, adjuvant, partner, associate, assistant, companion, crutch, ally, confederate, supporter

Words nearby Auxiliary

auxanometer, auxerre, auxesis, auxetic, auxiliaries, auxiliary, auxiliary equation, auxiliary language, auxiliary note, auxiliary power unit, auxiliary rafter

Origin of Auxiliary

1595–1605; < Latin auxiliārius assisting, aiding, helping, equivalent to auxili(um ) aid, help (aux(us ) increased, augmented (past participle of augēre: aug- increase + -sus, variant of -tus past participle suffix) + -ilium noun suffix) + -ārius -ary

Word origin for Auxiliary

C17: from Latin auxiliārius bringing aid, from auxilium help, from augēre to increase, enlarge, strengthen

Synonyms for Auxiliary

ancillary, accessory, adjuvant, backup, complementary, extra, reserve, secondary, spare, subordinate, subsidiary, supporting, abetting, appurtenant, contributory, subservient