auto

Plural: autos

Noun

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
Clipping of automobile.
A setting for automatic operation.
An automatic gearbox/transmission.
A car with an automatic gearbox/transmission.
An autorickshaw.

Adj

Clipping of automatic (of a gearbox/transmission).

Verb

Verb Forms: autoed, autoing, autos

To travel by automobile.
To travel by automobile.

Examples

A body-coloured centre pillar signalled the arrival of an electronic four-speed auto, slight suspension revisions and minor trim changes.
His score began to auto toward victory after that last play.
In 1909, his grandfather was the first farmer in the county to buy an auto.
It wasn't too bad but we did hire an auto (couldn't imagine changing gears with my right hand).
It's an auto sedan which we picked up from a wholesaler locally.
My brother is an auto mechanic. He can get me a discount on auto parts.
Put it on auto.
Users are often unable to note down the number of the taxi or the auto as the driver will just zoom past.

Origin / Etymology

From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”), metanalyzed from auto- in words such as automatic, autopilot, and automobile.

Synonyms

automobile, car, machine, motorcar, automatic, motor

Antonyms

manual

Scrabble Score: 4

auto: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
auto: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
auto: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 5

auto: valid Words With Friends Word