Definition of after

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After (prep.) Moving toward from behind; following, in search of; in pursuit of..

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Recreate :: Recreate (v. t.) To give fresh life to; to reanimate; to revive; especially, to refresh after wearying toil or anxiety; to relieve; to cheer; to divert; to amuse; to gratify..
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.
Muff :: Muff (n.) A blown cylinder of glass which is afterward flattened out to make a sheet.
Fill :: Fill (a.) To trim (a yard) so that the wind shall blow on the after side of the sails.
Relapse :: Relapse (v. i.) To slide or turn back into a former state or practice; to fall back from some condition attained; -- generally in a bad sense, as from a state of convalescence or amended condition; as, to relapse into a stupor, into vice, or into barbarism; -- sometimes in a good sense; as, to relapse into slumber after being disturbed..
Towel :: Towel (n.) A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, as the person after a bath..
Proembryo :: Proembryo (n.) The series of cells formed in the ovule of a flowering plant after fertilization, but before the formation of the embryo..
Poop :: Poop (n.) A deck raised above the after part of a vessel; the hindmost or after part of a vessel's hull; also, a cabin covered by such a deck. See Poop deck, under Deck. See also Roundhouse..
Ephyra :: Ephyra (n.) A stage in the development of discophorous medusae, when they first begin to swim about after being detached from the strobila. See Strobila..
Sponge :: Sponge (n.) Dough before it is kneaded and formed into loaves, and after it is converted into a light, spongy mass by the agency of the yeast or leaven..
Liquid :: Liquid (n.) A letter which has a smooth, flowing sound, or which flows smoothly after a mute; as, l and r, in bla, bra. M and n also are called liquids..
Afterwise :: Afterwise (a.) Wise after the event; wise or knowing, when it is too late..
Counter :: Counter (adv.) The after part of a vessel's body, from the water line to the stern, -- below and somewhat forward of the stern proper..
Refection :: Refection (n.) Refreshment after hunger or fatigue; a repast; a lunch.
Sequence :: Sequence (n.) Simple succession, or the coming after in time, without asserting or implying causative energy; as, the reactions of chemical agents may be conceived as merely invariable sequences..
Pewter :: Pewter (n.) A hard, tough, but easily fusible, alloy, originally consisting of tin with a little lead, but afterwards modified by the addition of copper, antimony, or bismuth..
Firms :: Firms (a.) The principal rafters of a roof, especially a pair of rafters taken together..
Hunt :: Hunt (v. i.) To seek; to pursue; to search; -- with for or after.
Stroking :: Strokesman (n.) The man who rows the aftermost oar, and whose stroke is to be followed by the rest..
Afterpains :: Afterpains (n. pl.) The pains which succeed childbirth, as in expelling the afterbirth..
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