Definition of after

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After (a.) Next; later in time; subsequent; succeeding; as, an after period of life..

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Fourth :: Fourth (a.) Next in order after the third; the ordinal of four.
Heeltap :: Heeltap (n.) A small portion of liquor left in a glass after drinking.
Church :: Church (v. t.) To bless according to a prescribed form, or to unite with in publicly returning thanks in church, as after deliverance from the dangers of childbirth; as, the churching of women..
Polemarch :: Polemarch (n.) In Athens, originally, the military commanderin-chief; but, afterward, a civil magistrate who had jurisdiction in respect of strangers and sojourners. In other Grecian cities, a high military and civil officer..
Pratique :: Pratique (n.) Primarily, liberty of converse; intercourse; hence, a certificate, given after compliance with quarantine regulations, permitting a ship to land passengers and crew; -- a term used particularly in the south of Europe..
Pythonism :: Pythonism (n.) The art of predicting events after the manner of the priestess of Apollo at Delphi; equivocal prophesying.
Pelopium :: Pelopium (n.) A supposed new metal found in columbite, afterwards shown to be identical with columbium, or niobium..
Venantes :: Venantes (n. pl.) The hunting spiders, which run after, or leap upon, their prey..
Sometime :: Sometime (adv.) At one time or other hereafter; as, I will do it sometime..
Deciduata :: Deciduata (n. pl.) A group of Mammalia in which a decidua is thrown off with, or after, the fetus, as in the human species..
Swab :: Swab (n.) To clean with a mop or swab; to wipe when very wet, as after washing; as, to swab the desk of a ship..
Monocarpous :: Monocarpous (a.) Bearing fruit but once, and dying after fructification, as beans, maize, mustard, etc..
Stump :: Stump (n.) The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub.
Prolicide :: Prolicide (n.) The crime of destroying one's offspring, either in the womb or after birth..
Postdate :: Postdate (v. t.) To date after the real time; as, to postdate a contract, that is, to date it later than the time when it was in fact made..
Extravasation :: Extravasation (n.) The act of forcing or letting out of its proper vessels or ducts, as a fluid; effusion; as, an extravasation of blood after a rupture of the vessels..
Affecter :: Affecter (n.) One who affects, assumes, pretends, or strives after..
Bridecake :: Bridecake (n.) Rich or highly ornamented cake, to be distributed to the guests at a wedding, or sent to friends after the wedding..
Tufthunting :: Tufthunting (n.) The practice of seeking after, and hanging on, noblemen, or persons of quality, especially in English universities..
Thirtieth :: Thirtieth (a.) Next in order after the twenty-ninth; the tenth after the twentieth; -- the ordinal of thirty; as, the thirtieth day of the month..
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