Auxiliary

English

Adjective

auxiliary

1. Helping, giving assistance or support
2. Supplementary or subsidiary
3. Held in reserve for exceptional circumstances
4. (of a ship) Having both sails and an engine.
5. (grammar) relating to an auxiliary verb

Noun

auxiliary (plural auxiliaries)

1. A person or group that acts in an auxiliary manner
2. A sailing vessel equiped with an engine.
3. (grammar) An auxiliary verb