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auxiliary
aux·il·ia·ry A0541500 (ôg-zĭl′yə-rē, -zĭl′ə-rē)adj.1. Giving assistance or support; helping.2. Acting as a subsidiary; supplementary: the main library and its auxiliary branches.3. Held in or used as a reserve: auxiliary troops; an auxiliary power generator.4. Nautical Equipped with a motor as well as sails.5. Grammar Of, relating to, or being an auxiliary verb.n. pl. aux·il·ia·ries 1. An individual or group that assists or functions in a supporting capacity: a volunteers' auxiliary at a hospital.2. A member of a foreign body of troops serving a country in war.3. Grammar An auxiliary verb.4. Nautical a. A sailing vessel equipped with a motor.b. A vessel, such as a supply ship or a tug, that is designed for and used in instances and services other than combat. [Middle English, from Latin auxiliārius, from auxilium, help; see aug- in Indo-European roots.]auxiliary (ɔːɡˈzɪljərɪ; -ˈzɪlə-) adj1. secondary or supplementary2. supporting3. (Nautical Terms) nautical (of a sailing vessel) having an engine: an auxiliary sloop. n, pl -ries4. a person or thing that supports or supplements; subordinate or assistant5. (Nautical Terms) nautical a. a sailing vessel with an engineb. the engine of such a vessel6. (Nautical Terms) navy a vessel such as a tug, hospital ship, etc, not used for combat[C17: from Latin auxiliārius bringing aid, from auxilium help, from augēre to increase, enlarge, strengthen]aux•il•ia•ry (ɔgˈzɪl yə ri, -ˈzɪl ə-) adj., n., pl. -ries. adj. 1. additional; supplementary; reserve: an auxiliary police force. 2. used as a substitute or reserve in case of need: an auxiliary power system. 3. subsidiary; secondary. 4. (of a boat) having an engine that can be used to supplement the sails. 5. giving support; serving as an aid. n. 6. a person or thing that gives aid; helper. 7. a subsidiary organization allied with a main body of restricted membership: the women's auxiliary. 8. auxiliary verb. 9. auxiliaries, foreign troops in the service of a nation at war. 10. a naval vessel, as a supply ship, designed for other than combat purposes. [1595–1605; < Latin auxiliārius assisting <auxilium aid <auxsis, past participle of augēre to increase, augment] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | auxiliary - someone who acts as assistant aideassistant, helper, help, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"nurse's aide, nursing aide - someone who assists a nurse in tasks that require little formal training | Adj. | 1. | auxiliary - functioning in a supporting capacity; "the main library and its auxiliary branches"subsidiary, supplemental, supplementarysecondary - being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams" | | 2. | auxiliary - furnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other"adjunct, adjuvant, ancillary, appurtenant, accessorysupportive - furnishing support or assistance; "a supportive family network"; "his family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer" |
auxiliaryadjective1. supplementary, reserve, emergency, substitute, secondary, back-up, subsidiary, fall-back auxiliary fuel tanks2. supporting, helping, aiding, assisting, accessory, ancillary the army and auxiliary forces supporting first, leading, chief, main, prime, essential, primary, principal, cardinalnoun1. helper, partner, ally, associate, supporter, assistant, companion, accessory, subordinate, protagonist, accomplice, confederate, henchman a nursing auxiliaryauxiliaryadjective1. Giving or able to give help or support:accessory, ancillary, assistant, collateral, contributory, subsidiary, supportive.2. Used or held in reserve:backup, emergency, reserve, secondary, standby, supplemental, supplementary.nounA person who holds a position auxiliary to another and assumes some of the superior's responsibilities:adjutant, aide, assistant, coadjutant, coadjutor, deputy, helper, lieutenant, second.Translationsauxiliary (oːgˈziljəri) adjective helping; additional. auxiliary forces; an auxiliary nurse. 輔助的 辅助的 noun – plural auˈxiliaries – 1. an additional helper. 輔助者 辅助者2. a soldier serving with another nation. 外籍 援军auxiliary
auxiliary1. Nautical (of a sailing vessel) having an engine 2. Nauticala. a sailing vessel with an engine b. the engine of such a vessel 3. Navy a vessel such as a tug, hospital ship, etc., not used for combat auxiliary
aux·il·ia·ry (awg-zil'yă-rē), Avoid the mispronunciation og-zil'ă-rē.1. Functioning in an augmenting capacity; supplementary. 2. Functioning as a subordinate; secondary. aux·il·ia·ry (awg-zil'yă-rē) 1. Functioning in an augmenting capacity; supplementary. 2. Functioning as a subordinate; secondary.aux·il·ia·ry (awg-zil'yă-rē) Avoid the mispronunciation og-zil'ă-rē.1. Functioning in an augmenting capacity; supplementary. 2. Functioning as a subordinate; secondary. Auxiliary Related to Auxiliary: auxiliary verb, modal auxiliary, auxiliary nurseAuxiliaryAiding; ancillary; subordinate; subsidiary. Auxiliary or ancillary administration is the management and settlement of property belonging to a decedent that is not located where he or she was domiciled. It is subordinate to the principal or domiciliary administration of the decedent's property that occurs in the state where the individual was domiciled. Auxiliary administration ensures that any local creditors will be paid before the out-of-state property will be transferred for distribution under domiciliary administration. Cross-references Estate. See AUX See AUXauxiliary Related to auxiliary: auxiliary verb, modal auxiliary, auxiliary nurseSynonyms for auxiliaryadj supplementarySynonyms- supplementary
- reserve
- emergency
- substitute
- secondary
- back-up
- subsidiary
- fall-back
adj supportingSynonyms- supporting
- helping
- aiding
- assisting
- accessory
- ancillary
Antonyms- first
- leading
- chief
- main
- prime
- essential
- primary
- principal
- cardinal
noun helperSynonyms- helper
- partner
- ally
- associate
- supporter
- assistant
- companion
- accessory
- subordinate
- protagonist
- accomplice
- confederate
- henchman
Synonyms for auxiliaryadj giving or able to give help or supportSynonyms- accessory
- ancillary
- assistant
- collateral
- contributory
- subsidiary
- supportive
adj used or held in reserveSynonyms- backup
- emergency
- reserve
- secondary
- standby
- supplemental
- supplementary
noun a person who holds a position auxiliary to another and assumes some of the superior's responsibilitiesSynonyms- adjutant
- aide
- assistant
- coadjutant
- coadjutor
- deputy
- helper
- lieutenant
- second
Synonyms for auxiliarynoun someone who acts as assistantSynonymsRelated Words- assistant
- helper
- help
- supporter
- nurse's aide
- nursing aide
adj functioning in a supporting capacitySynonyms- subsidiary
- supplemental
- supplementary
Related Wordsadj furnishing added supportSynonyms- adjunct
- adjuvant
- ancillary
- appurtenant
- accessory
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