Definition of afford

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Afford (v. t.) To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; -- with an auxiliary, as can, could, might, etc.; to be able or rich enough..

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Cover :: Cover (n.) Shelter; protection; as, the troops fought under cover of the batteries; the woods afforded a good cover..
Wineberry :: Wineberry (n.) A peculiar New Zealand shrub (Coriaria ruscifolia), in which the petals ripen and afford an abundant purple juice from which a kind of wine is made. The plant also grows in Chili..
Supper :: Suppeditation (n.) Supply; aid afforded.
Pleasure :: Pleasure (v. t.) To give or afford pleasure to; to please; to gratify.
Inalimental :: Inalimental (a.) Affording no aliment or nourishment.
Chaperonage :: Chaperonage (n.) Attendance of a chaperon on a lady in public; protection afforded by a chaperon.
Merry-go-round :: Merry-go-round (n.) Any revolving contrivance for affording amusement; esp., a ring of flying hobbyhorses..
Harbor :: Harbor (n.) To afford lodging to; to enter as guest; to receive; to give a refuge to; indulge or cherish (a thought or feeling, esp. an ill thought)..
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..
Chondrigenous :: Chondrigenous (a.) Affording chondrin.
Supply :: Supply (v. t.) To fill up, or keep full; to furnish with what is wanted; to afford, or furnish with, a sufficiency; as, rivers are supplied by smaller streams; an aqueduct supplies an artificial lake; -- often followed by with before the thing furnished; as, to supply a furnace with fuel; to supply soldiers with ammunition..
Show :: Show (v. t.) To bestow; to confer; to afford; as, to show favor..
Pabular :: Pabular (a.) Of, pertaining to, or fit for, pabulum or food; affording food..
Promise :: Promise (v. t.) To afford reason to expect; to cause hope or assurance of; as, the clouds promise rain..
Pleasureful :: Pleasureful (a.) Affording pleasure.
Illuminant :: Illuminant (n.) That which illuminates or affords light; as, gas and petroleum are illuminants..
Afforded :: Afforded (imp. & p. p.) of Affor.
Favor :: Favor (n.) To afford advantages for success to; to facilitate; as, a weak place favored the entrance of the enemy..
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..
Camp :: Camp (v. t.) To afford rest or lodging for, as an army or travelers..
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