Definition of afford

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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..

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Hyemation :: Hyemation (n.) The act of affording shelter in winter.
Incommodious :: Incommodious (a.) Tending to incommode; not commodious; not affording ease or advantage; unsuitable; giving trouble; inconvenient; annoying; as, an incommodious seat; an incommodious arrangement..
Subministration :: Subministrate (v. t.) To supply; to afford; to subminister.
Compensative :: Compensative (a.) Affording compensation.
Cover :: Cover (n.) Shelter; protection; as, the troops fought under cover of the batteries; the woods afforded a good cover..
Pastel :: Pastel (n.) A plant affording a blue dye; the woad (Isatis tinctoria); also, the dye itself..
Soul :: Soul (v. i.) To afford suitable sustenance.
Like :: Like (superl.) Having probability; affording probability; probable; likely.
Fenci-ble :: Fenci-ble (a.) Capable of being defended, or of making or affording defense..
Float :: Float (v. i.) A contrivance for affording a copious stream of water to the heated surface of an object of large bulk, as an anvil or die..
Slipper :: Slipper (n.) A piece, usually a plate, applied to a sliding piece, to receive wear and afford a means of adjustment; -- also called shoe, and gib..
Alimentation :: Alimentation (n.) The act or process of affording nutriment; the function of the alimentary canal.
Fenceful :: Fenceful (a.) Affording defense; defensive.
Treat :: Treat (n.) That which affords entertainment; a gratification; a satisfaction; as, the concert was a rich treat..
Pleasure :: Pleasure (v. t.) To give or afford pleasure to; to please; to gratify.
Show :: Show (v. t.) To bestow; to confer; to afford; as, to show favor..
Feeding :: Feeding (n.) That which furnishes or affords food, especially for animals; pasture land..
Luciferous :: Luciferous (a.) Giving light; affording light or means of discovery.
Fluorescence :: Fluorescence (n.) That property which some transparent bodies have of producing at their surface, or within their substance, light different in color from the mass of the material, as when green crystals of fluor spar afford blue reflections. It is due not to the difference in the color of a distinct surface layer, but to the power which the substance has of modifying the light incident upon it. The light emitted by fluorescent substances is in general of lower refrangibility than the incident l
Promise :: Promise (v. t.) To afford reason to expect; to cause hope or assurance of; as, the clouds promise rain..
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