Auger vs. Augur
Augernoun
A carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than those bored by a gimlet.
Augernoun
A snake or plumber's snake plumbing tool.
Augernoun
A tool used to bore holes in the ground, e.g. for fence posts
Augernoun
A hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice, etc. for scientific study.
Augerverb
To use an auger; to drill a hole using an auger.
Augerverb
To proceed in the manner of an auger.
Augernoun
A carpenter's tool for boring holes larger than those bored by a gimlet. It has a handle placed crosswise by which it is turned with both hands. A pod auger is one with a straight channel or groove, like the half of a bean pod. A screw auger has a twisted blade, by the spiral groove of which the chips are discharge.
Augernoun
An instrument for boring or perforating soils or rocks, for determining the quality of soils, or the nature of the rocks or strata upon which they lie, and for obtaining water.
Augernoun
a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes
Augernoun
hand tool for boring holes
Augernoun
a tool resembling a large corkscrew, for boring holes in wood.
Augernoun
a large tool similar to an auger, used for boring holes in the ground.
Augernoun
a marine mollusc of warm seas with a slender tapering spiral shell.
Augurnoun
A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.
Augurnoun
(Ancient Rome) An official who interpreted omens before the start of public events.
Augurverb
To foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events.
Augurverb
To anticipate, to foretell, or to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable issue.
Augurnoun
An official diviner who foretold events by the singing, chattering, flight, and feeding of birds, or by signs or omens derived from celestial phenomena, certain appearances of quadrupeds, or unusual occurrences.
Augurnoun
One who foretells events by omens; a soothsayer; a diviner; a prophet.
Augurverb
To conjecture from signs or omens; to prognosticate; to foreshow.
Augurverb
To anticipate, to foretell, or to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable issue; as, to augur well or ill.
Augurverb
To predict or foretell, as from signs or omens; to betoken; to presage; to infer.
Augurnoun
(ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy
Augurverb
indicate by signs;
Augurverb
predict from an omen
Augurverb
(of an event or circumstance) portend a good or bad outcome
Augurverb
portend or bode (a specified outcome)
Augurverb
foresee or predict.
Augurnoun
(in ancient Rome) a religious official who observed natural signs, especially the behaviour of birds, interpreting these as an indication of divine approval or disapproval of a proposed action.
Augur
An augur was a priest and official in the classical Roman world. His main role was the practice of augury: Interpreting the will of the gods by studying the flight of birds – whether they were flying in groups or alone, what noises they made as they flew, direction of flight, and what kind of birds they were.
