AUTO

car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar

(noun) a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; “he needs a car to get to work”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Auto

An unincorporated community in West Virginia

Anagrams

• aout, outa

Etymology 1

Adjective

auto (not comparable)

Clipping of automatic. (of a gearbox / transmission)

Noun

auto (plural autos)

(chiefly, attributively) An automobile.

A setting for automatic operation.

Synonym: automatic

Antonym: manual

An automatic gearbox / transmission.

A car with an automatic gearbox / transmission.

Synonyms

• (automobile, attributively): automobile, car, motorcar; motor

Etymology 2

Noun

auto (plural autos)

(India) An autorickshaw.

Anagrams

• aout, outa

Source: Wiktionary


Au"to- (. Etym: [Gr.

Definition: A combining form, with the meaning of self, one's self, one's own, itself, its own.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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25 March 2025

IMMOBILIZATION

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