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Austin
[ aw-stuhn ]
noun
- Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- John, 1790–1859, English writer on law.
- John Lang·shaw [lang, -shaw], 1911–60, British philosopher.
- Mary (Hunter), 1868–1934, U.S. novelist, playwright, and short-story writer.
- Stephen Fuller, 1793–1836, American colonizer in Texas.
- Warren Robinson, 1877–1962, U.S. diplomat.
- a city in and the capital of Texas, in the central part, on the Colorado River.
- a city in southeastern Minnesota.
- a first name, form of Augustus.
Austin
1/ ˈɒɪ /
noun
- a city in central Texas, on the Colorado River: state capital since 1845. Pop: 672 011 (2003 est)
Austin
2/ ˈɒɪ; ˈɔː- /
noun
- AustinHerbert, 1st Baron18661941MBritishTECHNOLOGY: engineer Herbert, 1st Baron. 1866–1941, British automobile engineer, who founded the Austin Motor Company
- AustinJohn17901859MBritishLAW: jurist John. 1790–1859, British jurist, whose book The Province of Jurisprudence Determined (1832) greatly influenced legal theory and the English legal system
- AustinJ(ohn) L(angshaw)19111960MEnglishPHILOSOPHY: philosopher J ( ohn ) L ( angshaw ) (ˈlæŋʃɔː). 1911–60, English philosopher, whose lectures Sense and Sensibilia and How to do Things with Words were published posthumously in 1962
Austin
3/ ˈɒɪ /
adjective
- another word for Augustinian
Austin
- Capital of Texas .
Notes
Word History and Origins
Origin of Austin1
Example Sentences
They have a dangerous No. 3 option in Austin Reaves.
Austin Reaves, who struggled shooting in Game 2, hit big shots, keeping the Lakers in it despite the mistakes rapidly mounting and making things tougher.
They responded by blaming his “white guilt” for “thousands more Austin Metcalfs.”
And the kind of two-on-one fast break with Austin Reaves and LeBron James that usually would be an alley-oop became an alley-oops when Reaves threw the ball too high and James missed the layup.
The Austin, Texas-based company reported adjusted earnings per share of 27 cents, well below analysts’ expectations of 41 cents.
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