| AUTOEROTIC | • autoerotic adj. Of or pertaining to sexual satisfaction obtained without a partner; masturbatory. • AUTOEROTIC adj. relating to sexual excitement or gratification gained from one's own body, with or without external stimulation. |
| AUTOMATION | • automation n. The act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system… • AUTOMATION n. the technique of making an apparatus, a process, or a system operate automatically. |
| AUTOMOTIVE | • automotive adj. Having the ability to move by itself; self-propelled or self-propelling. • automotive adj. Of, or relating to motor vehicles. • automotive n. A shop or company that sells motor vehicle parts. |
| AUTONOMIST | • autonomist n. An advocate of autonomy or autonomism. • AUTONOMIST n. one who practises autonomy. |
| AUTOPILOTS | • autopilots n. Plural of autopilot. • AUTOPILOT n. a device which can be set to guide and control an aircraft or a ship on a chosen course. |
| AUTOPOINTS | • AUTOPOINT n. a point-to-point over rough country in motor vehicles. |
| AUTOTOMIES | • autotomies n. Plural of autotomy. • AUTOTOMY n. the reflex loss of part of the body to save the whole (in lizards, etc.). |
| AUTOTOMISE | • autotomise v. Alternative form of autotomize. • AUTOTOMISE v. to effect an autotomy, the reflex loss of part of the body to save the whole (in lizards, etc.), also AUTOTOMIZE. |
| AUTOTOMIZE | • autotomize v. (Transitive) To shed (a body part) by autotomy. • AUTOTOMIZE v. to effect an autotomy, the reflex loss of part of the body to save the whole (in lizards, etc.), also AUTOTOMISE. |
| AUTOTOXINS | • autotoxins n. Plural of autotoxin. • AUTOTOXIN n. a poisonous substance formed within the body within which it acts. |
| OBTURATION | • obturation n. The act of stopping up, or closing, an opening. • obturation n. (Firearms) The process of a bullet expanding under pressure to fit the bore of the firearm, or a cartridge… • OBTURATION n. an obstruction. |
| OUTSTATION | • outstation n. A station or post in a remote position; an outpost. • outstation adj. (India, Malaysia, Singapore) Out of town. • outstation adv. (India, Malaysia, Singapore) Out of town. |
| QUOTATIONS | • quotations n. Plural of quotation. • QUOTATION n. something quoted. |
| QUOTATIOUS | • quotatious adj. Tending to use quotations. • QUOTATIOUS adj. tending to quote. |
| TAUTOLOGIC | • tautologic adj. Tautological. • TAUTOLOGIC adj. relating to tautology, also TAUTOLOGICAL. |
| TRAITOROUS | • traitorous adj. Characteristic of a traitor; disloyal. • traitorous adj. (Law) Constituting treason; treasonable or seditious. • TRAITOROUS adj. guilty or capable of treason. |
| VOLUTATION | • volutation n. A rolling or wallowing. • VOLUTATION n. the action of rolling. |