Augered vs Augured - What's the difference?
augered | augured |
(auger)
A carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than those bored by a gimlet.
* 1996 , , Virago Press, paperback edition, page 231
A snake or plumber's snake (plumbing tool).
A tool used to bore holes in the ground, e.g. for fence posts
A hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice, etc. for scientific study.
(augur)
A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.
* Dryden
(Ancient Rome) An official who interpreted omens before the start of public events.
To foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events.
To anticipate, to foretell, or to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable issue.
As verbs the difference between augered and augured
is that augered is past tense of auger while augured is past tense of augur.augered
English
Verb
(head)Anagrams
*auger
English
(wikipedia auger)Alternative forms
* augreNoun
(en noun)- Pete Burnett needs a fan belt for his auger .
Anagrams
* * English nouns which have interacted with their indefinite article ----augured
English
Verb
(head)augur
English
(wikipedia augur)Noun
(en noun)- Augur of ill, whose tongue was never found / Without a priestly curse or boding sound.
Verb
- to augur well or ill