Definition of afford

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Afford (v. t.) To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural result, fruit, or issue; as, grapes afford wine; olives afford oil; the earth affords fruit; the sea affords an abundant supply of fish..

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Comfortable :: Comfortable (a.) Affording or imparting comfort or consolation; able to comfort; cheering; as, a comfortable hope..
Screen :: Screen (n.) A surface, as that afforded by a curtain, sheet, wall, etc., upon which an image, as a picture, is thrown by a magic lantern, solar microscope, etc..
Epaulement :: Epaulement (n.) A side work, made of gabions, fascines, or bags, filled with earth, or of earth heaped up, to afford cover from the flanking fire of an enemy..
Furnish :: Furnish (v. t.) To offer for use; to provide (something); to give (something); to afford; as, to furnish food to the hungry: to furnish arms for defense..
Strength :: Strength (n.) One who, or that which, is regarded as embodying or affording force, strength, or firmness; that on which confidence or reliance is based; support; security..
Repose :: Repose (v.) That harmony or moderation which affords rest for the eye; -- opposed to the scattering and division of a subject into too many unconnected parts, and also to anything which is overstrained; as, a painting may want repose..
Alimentation :: Alimentation (n.) The act or process of affording nutriment; the function of the alimentary canal.
Pregnant :: Pregnant (a.) Affording entrance; receptive; yielding; willing; open; prompt.
Riga Fir :: Riga fir () A species of pine (Pinus sylvestris), and its wood, which affords a valuable timber; -- called also Scotch pine, and red / yellow deal. It grows in all parts of Europe, in the Caucasus, and in Siberia..
Inhospitable :: Inhospitable (a.) Affording no shelter or sustenance; barren; desert; bleak; cheerless; wild.
Accommodation :: Accommodation (n.) Whatever supplies a want or affords ease, refreshment, or convenience; anything furnished which is desired or needful; -- often in the plural; as, the accommodations -- that is, lodgings and food -- at an inn..
Chondrigenous :: Chondrigenous (a.) Affording chondrin.
Satisfy :: Satisfy (v. i.) To give satisfaction; to afford gratification; to leave nothing to be desired.
Treat :: Treat (n.) That which affords entertainment; a gratification; a satisfaction; as, the concert was a rich treat..
Standard :: Standard (a.) Being, affording, or according with, a standard for comparison and judgment; as, standard time; standard weights and measures; a standard authority as to nautical terms; standard gold or silver..
Succorless :: Succorer (n.) One who affords succor; a helper.
Afford :: Afford (v. t.) To give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its being the natural result; to provide; to furnish; as, a good life affords consolation in old age..
Range :: Range (v.) An extended cooking apparatus of cast iron, set in brickwork, and affording conveniences for various ways of cooking; also, a kind of cooking stove..
Liberty :: Liberty (n.) A curve or arch in a bit to afford room for the tongue of the horse.
Soul :: Soul (v. i.) To afford suitable sustenance.
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