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26 Nouns That End With AU

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Word Definitions Synonyms
bandeau (noun) an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts Synonyms: bra, brassiere
beau (noun) a man who is the lover of a man or woman Synonyms: boyfriend, fellow, swain
(noun) a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance Synonyms: clotheshorse, dandy, dude, fashion plate, fop, gallant, sheik, swell
bureau (noun) furniture with drawers for keeping clothes Synonyms: chest, chest of drawers, dresser
(noun) an administrative unit of government Synonyms: agency, authority, federal agency, government agency, office
chapeau (noun) headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim Synonyms: hat, lid
chateau (noun) an impressive country house (or castle) in France
flambeau (noun) a flaming torch (such as are used in processions at night)
fricandeau (noun) larded veal braised and glazed in its own juices
gateau (noun) any of various rich and elaborate cakes
jambeau (noun) armor plate that protects legs below the knee Synonyms: greave
landau (noun) a four-wheel covered carriage with a roof divided into two parts (front and back) that can be let down separately
luau (noun) an elaborate Hawaiian feast or party (especially one accompanied by traditional foods and entertainment)
morceau (noun) a short literary or musical composition
nylghau (noun) large Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white markings; female is brownish with no horns Synonyms: blue bull, Boselaphus tragocamelus, nilgai, nylghai
pilau (noun) rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes Synonyms: pilaf, pilaff, pilaw
plateau (noun) a relatively flat highland Synonyms: tableland
portmanteau (noun) a large travelling bag made of stiff leather Synonyms: Gladstone, Gladstone bag
(noun) a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings Synonyms: blend, portmanteau word
purau (noun) shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament Synonyms: balibago, Hibiscus tiliaceus, mahagua, mahoe, majagua
reseau (noun) a network of fine lines used by astronomers as a reference for measurements on star photographs
(noun) a net or mesh foundation for lace
rondeau (noun) a French verse form of 10 or 13 lines running on two rhymes; the opening phrase is repeated as the refrain of the second and third stanzas Synonyms: rondel
(noun) a musical form that is often the last movement of a sonata Synonyms: rondo
rouleau (noun) a roll of coins wrapped in paper
(noun) a roll of ribbon
tableau (noun) any dramatic scene
(noun) a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting) Synonyms: tableau vivant
tamarau (noun) small buffalo of Mindoro in the Philippines Synonyms: Anoa mindorensis, Bubalus mindorensis, tamarao
tau (noun) the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet
trousseau (noun) the personal outfit of a bride; clothes and accessories and linens
unau (noun) relatively small fast-moving sloth with two long claws on each front foot Synonyms: Choloepus didactylus, two-toed sloth, unai
(noun) a sloth of Central America that has two long claws on each forefoot and three long claws on each hindfoot Synonyms: Choloepus hoffmanni, two-toed sloth, unai
veau (noun) meat from a calf Synonyms: veal

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