ALL meanings of auxiliary
aux·il·ia·ry
A a - adjective auxiliary (of a sailing vessel) having an engine 3
- noun auxiliary a person or thing that supports or supplements; subordinate or assistant 3
- noun auxiliary a sailing vessel with an engine 3
- noun auxiliary the engine of such a vessel 3
- noun auxiliary a vessel such as a tug, hospital ship, etc, not used for combat 3
- adjective auxiliary giving help or aid; assisting or supporting 3
- adjective auxiliary acting in a subsidiary, or subordinate, capacity 3
- adjective auxiliary additional; supplementary; reserve 3
- adjective auxiliary having an engine that can be used for supplementary power, as a sailing vessel 3
- adjective auxiliary designating or of any of the noncombat ships, as tankers or tenders, that form the service fleet of a navy 3
- noun auxiliary an auxiliary person or thing 3
- noun auxiliary foreign or allied armed forces aiding those of a country at war 3
- noun auxiliary an assisting or supplementary group or organization 3
- noun auxiliary an auxiliary vessel or ship 3
- noun auxiliary auxiliary verb 3
- countable noun auxiliary An auxiliary is a person who is employed to assist other people in their work. Auxiliaries are often medical workers or members of the armed forces. 3
- adjective auxiliary Auxiliary staff and troops assist other staff and troops. 3
- adjective auxiliary Auxiliary equipment is extra equipment that is available for use when necessary. 3
- countable noun auxiliary An auxiliary is an organization that is connected with, but less important than, another organization; for example, an organization for the wives of the members of the main organization. 3
- countable noun auxiliary In grammar, an auxiliary or auxiliary verb is a verb which is used with a main verb, for example to form different tenses or to make the verb passive. In English, the basic auxiliary verbs are 'be', 'have', and 'do'. Modal verbs such as 'can' and 'will' are also sometimes called auxiliaries. 3
- adjective auxiliary secondary or supplementary 3
- adjective auxiliary supporting 3
- adjective auxiliary additional; supplementary; reserve: an auxiliary police force. 1
- adjective auxiliary used as a substitute or reserve in case of need: The hospital has an auxiliary power system in case of a blackout. 1
- adjective auxiliary (of a boat) having an engine that can be used to supplement the sails: an auxiliary yawl. 1
- adjective auxiliary giving support; serving as an aid; helpful: The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other. Passion is auxiliary to art. 1
- noun plural auxiliary a person or thing that gives aid of any kind; helper. 1
- noun plural auxiliary 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. 1
- noun plural auxiliary auxiliary verb. 1
- noun plural auxiliary auxiliaries, foreign troops in the service of a nation at war. 1
- noun plural auxiliary Navy. a naval vessel designed for other than combat purposes, as a tug, supply ship, or transport. 1
- noun plural auxiliary Nautical. a sailing vessel carrying an auxiliary propulsion engine or engines. 1
- noun auxiliary Providing supplementary or additional help and support. 1
- noun auxiliary person: helper, assistant 1
- adjective auxiliary person: substitute 1
- adjective auxiliary supplementary 1
- noun auxiliary grammar: modal verb 1
- noun auxiliary A person or group that acts in an auxiliary manner. 0
- noun auxiliary A sailing vessel equipped with an engine. 0
- noun auxiliary (grammar) An auxiliary verb. 0
- noun auxiliary A marching band colorguard. 0
- adjective auxiliary Helping; giving assistance or support. 0
- adjective auxiliary Supplementary or subsidiary. 0
- adjective auxiliary Held in reserve for exceptional circumstances. 0
- adjective auxiliary (nautical) Of a ship, having both sails and an engine. 0
- adjective auxiliary (grammar) Relating to an auxiliary verb. 0