Definitions for August

August au·gust

Spelling: [aw-guhst]
IPA: /ɔˈgʌst/

August is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 66 anagrams from letters in August (agstuu).

Definitions for August

noun

  1. the eighth month of the year, containing 31 days. Abbreviation: Aug.
  2. a male given name, form of Augustus.

adjective

  1. inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic:
  2. venerable; eminent:

Origin of August

1655-65; Latin augustus sacred, grand, akin to augēre to increase. See eke1

Examples for August

In august 1984, I arrived at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, eager to jump into college life.

We have not had a drop of rain since the light shower on the 4th august.

But Brinsley went away for two years in prison for weapons possession in august 2011.

That year, on august 10, the first woman stepped in for a pint.

Sidney entered the hospital as a probationer early in august.

The bill passed, and received the approval of the Queen, august 1, 1870.

august 6, 1895, Mr. Gladstone made a great speech at Chester.

“The government failed to show that it had adequate basis for the certification,” he wrote in august.

It was late in august, and on the first of September Emilia was to be married.

In august 2013, his mother had warned police that Brice was being radicalized and influencing Bertrand.

Word Value for August
Scrable

7

Words with friends

10

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