Helen Fenton

Auction: Definition and part of speech

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Auction

  1. v. t. To sell by auction.
  2. n. A public sale of property to the highest bidder, esp. by a person licensed and authorized for the purpose; a vendue.
  3. n. The things sold by auction or put up to auction.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Auctioneer: Definition and part of speech

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Auctioneer

  1. v. t. To sell by auction; to auction.
  2. n. A person who sells by auction; a person whose business it is to dispose of goods or lands by public sale to the highest or best bidder.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Audacious: Definition and part of speech

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Audacious

  1. a. Committed with, or proceedings from, daring effrontery or contempt of law, morality, or decorum.
  2. a. Daring; spirited; adventurous.
  3. a. Contemning the restraints of law, religion, or decorum; bold in wickedness; presumptuous; impudent; insolent.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Audacity: Definition and part of speech

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Audacity

  1. n. Reckless daring; presumptuous impudence; — implying a contempt of law or moral restraints.
  2. n. Daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesomeness.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.