Definition of after

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After (prep.) Later in time; subsequent; as, after supper, after three days. It often precedes a clause. Formerly that was interposed between it and the clause..

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Undermeal :: Undermeal (n.) The inferior, or after, part of the day; the afternoon..
Recover :: Recover (v. i.) To regain health after sickness; to grow well; to be restored or cured; hence, to regain a former state or condition after misfortune, alarm, etc.; -- often followed by of or from; as, to recover from a state of poverty; to recover from fright..
Convalescency :: Convalescency (n.) The recovery of heath and strength after disease; the state of a body renewing its vigor after sickness or weakness; the time between the subsidence of a disease and complete restoration to health.
Clough :: Clough (n.) A sluice used in returning water to a channel after depositing its sediment on the flooded land.
Glean :: Glean (n.) Cleaning; afterbirth.
Predecessor :: Predecessor (n.) One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position..
After-dinner :: After-dinner (n.) The time just after dinner.
Fourth :: Fourth (n.) One of four equal parts into which one whole may be divided; the quotient of a unit divided by four; one coming next in order after the third.
Curious :: Curious (a.) Careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry; habitually inquisitive; prying; -- sometimes with after or of.
Slicker :: Slicker (n.) A curved tool for smoothing the surfaces of a mold after the withdrawal of the pattern.
Reaggravation :: Reaggravation (n.) The last monitory, published after three admonitions and before the last excommunication..
Unfret :: Unfret (v. t.) To smooth after being fretted.
Glorification :: Glorification (n.) The state of being glorifed; as, the glorification of Christ after his resurrection..
Gomer :: Gomer (n.) A conical chamber at the breech of the bore in heavy ordnance, especially in mortars; -- named after the inventor..
Danegelt :: Danegelt (n.) An annual tax formerly laid on the English nation to buy off the ravages of Danish invaders, or to maintain forces to oppose them. It afterward became a permanent tax, raised by an assessment, at first of one shilling, afterward of two shillings, upon every hide of land throughout the realm..
Murk :: Murk (n.) The refuse of fruit, after the juice has been expressed; marc..
Refect :: Refect (v. t.) To restore after hunger or fatigue; to refresh.
Voluntary :: Voluntary (n.) A piece played by a musician, often extemporarily, according to his fancy; specifically, an organ solo played before, during, or after divine service..
Arrearage :: Arrearage (n.) That which remains unpaid and overdue, after payment of a part; arrears..
Resolved :: Resolved (p. p. & a.) Having a fixed purpose; determined; resolute; -- usually placed after its noun; as, a man resolved to be rich..
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