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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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.
Recrudescent :: Recrudescent (a.) Breaking out again after temporary abatement or supression; as, a recrudescent epidemic..
Gomer :: Gomer (n.) A conical chamber at the breech of the bore in heavy ordnance, especially in mortars; -- named after the inventor..
Aftertaste :: Aftertaste (n.) A taste which remains in the mouth after eating or drinking.
Granary :: Granary (n.) A storehouse or repository for grain, esp. after it is thrashed or husked; a cornbouse; also (Fig.), a region fertile in grain..
Backwash :: Backwash (v. i.) To clean the oil from (wood) after combing.
Afterguard :: Afterguard (n.) The seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of the ship, to attend the after-sails..
Brumaire :: Brumaire (n.) The second month of the calendar adopted by the first French republic. It began thirty days after the autumnal equinox. See Vendemiaire.
Run :: Run (n.) The aftermost part of a vessel's hull where it narrows toward the stern, under the quarter..
Telugu :: Telugu (n.) A Darvidian language spoken in the northern parts of the Madras presidency. In extent of use it is the next language after Hindustani (in its various forms) and Bengali.
Twelfth :: Twelfth (a.) Next in order after the eleventh; coming after eleven others; -- the ordinal of twelve.
Tump :: Tump (v. t.) To draw or drag, as a deer or other animal after it has been killed..
Reynard :: Reynard (n.) An appelation applied after the manner of a proper name to the fox. Same as Renard.
Follow :: Follow (v. i.) To go or come after; -- used in the various senses of the transitive verb: To pursue; to attend; to accompany; to be a result; to imitate.
Apotome :: Apotome (n.) The remaining part of a whole tone after a smaller semitone has been deducted from it; a major semitone.
Oviparous :: Oviparous (a.) Producing young from rggs; as, an oviparous animal, in which the egg is generally separated from the animal, and hatched after exclusion; -- opposed to viviparous..
Thereafter :: Thereafter (adv.) After that; afterward.
Settle :: Settle (v. i.) To become clear after being turbid or obscure; to clarify by depositing matter held in suspension; as, the weather settled; wine settles by standing..
Writer :: Writer (n.) A clerk of a certain rank in the service of the late East India Company, who, after serving a certain number of years, became a factor..
Long :: Long (adv.) At a point of duration far distant, either prior or posterior; as, not long before; not long after; long before the foundation of Rome; long after the Conquest..
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