Definition of after

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After (prep.) Subsequent to and notwithstanding; as, after all our advice, you took that course..

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Eightieth :: Eightieth (a.) The next in order after seventy-ninth.
Hell :: Hell (v. t.) The place or state of punishment for the wicked after death; the abode of evil spirits. Hence, any mental torment; anguish..
Lady :: Lady (n.) A woman who looks after the domestic affairs of a family; a mistress; the female head of a household.
Zion :: Zion (n.) A hill in Jerusalem, which, after the capture of that city by the Israelites, became the royal residence of David and his successors..
Slip :: Slip (n.) Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools.
Afterings :: Afterings (n. pl.) The last milk drawn in milking; strokings.
Plumule :: Plumule (n.) The aftershaft of a feather. See Illust. under Feather.
Aftergrass :: Aftergrass (n.) The grass that grows after the first crop has been mown; aftermath.
Hypoptilum :: Hypoptilum (n.) An accessory plume arising from the posterior side of the stem of the contour feathers of many birds; -- called also aftershaft. See Illust. of Feather.
Small :: Small (superl.) Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short; as, after a small space..
Success :: Success (n.) That which comes after; hence, consequence, issue, or result, of an endeavor or undertaking, whether good or bad; the outcome of effort..
After :: 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..
Siesta :: Siesta (n.) A short sleep taken about the middle of the day, or after dinner; a midday nap..
Skein :: Skein (n.) A quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel, -- usually tied in a sort of knot..
Ribaudequin :: Ribaudequin (n.) An engine of war used in the Middle Ages, consisting of a protected elevated staging on wheels, and armed in front with pikes. It was (after the 14th century) furnished with small cannon..
Cradling :: Cradling (n.) Cutting a cask into two pieces lengthwise, to enable it to pass a narrow place, the two parts being afterward united and rehooped..
Revival :: Revival (n.) Renewed interest in religion, after indifference and decline; a period of religious awakening; special religious interest..
Prosecute :: Prosecute (v. i.) To follow after.
Buttermilk :: Buttermilk (n.) The milk that remains after the butter is separated from the cream.
Five-twenties :: Five-twenties (n. pl.) Five-twenty bonds of the United States (bearing six per cent interest), issued in 1862, '64, and '65, redeemable after five and payable in twenty years..
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