Definition of after

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After (prep.) Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to; as, to look after workmen; to inquire after a friend; to thirst after righteousness..

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Riptowel :: Riptowel (n.) A gratuity given to tenants after they had reaped their lord's corn.
Thomsen''s Disease :: Thomsen's disease () An affection apparently congenital, consisting in tonic contraction and stiffness of the voluntary muscles occurring after a period of muscular inaction..
Scoria :: Scoria (n.) The recrement of metals in fusion, or the slag rejected after the reduction of metallic ores; dross..
Odd :: Odd (superl.) Not paired with another, or remaining over after a pairing; without a mate; unmatched; single; as, an odd shoe; an odd glove..
Fiftieth :: Fiftieth (a.) Next in order after the forty-ninth; -- the ordinal of fifty.
After-dinner :: After-dinner (a.) Following dinner; post-prandial; as, an after-dinner nap..
Tufthunting :: Tufthunting (n.) The practice of seeking after, and hanging on, noblemen, or persons of quality, especially in English universities..
Sixteenth :: Sixteenth (n.) The next in order after the fifteenth; the sixth after the tenth.
Jejunum :: "Jejunum (n.) The middle division of the small intestine, between the duodenum and ileum; -- so called because usually found empty after death..
Romance :: Romance (n.) A species of fictitious writing, originally composed in meter in the Romance dialects, and afterward in prose, such as the tales of the court of Arthur, and of Amadis of Gaul; hence, any fictitious and wonderful tale; a sort of novel, especially one which treats of surprising adventures usually befalling a hero or a heroine; a tale of extravagant adventures, of love, and the like..
Puff :: Puff (n.) To breathe quick and hard, or with puffs, as after violent exertion..
Spinnerule :: Spinneret (n.) One of the special jointed organs situated on the under side, and near the end, of the abdomen of spiders, by means of which they spin their webs. Most spiders have three pairs of spinnerets, but some have only two pairs. The ordinary silk line of the spider is composed of numerous smaller lines jointed after issuing from the spinnerets..
Reunite :: Reunite (v. t. & i.) To unite again; to join after separation or variance.
Dun :: Dun (v. t.) To cure, as codfish, in a particular manner, by laying them, after salting, in a pile in a dark place, covered with salt grass or some like substance..
Revert :: Revert (v. i.) To return to the proprietor after the termination of a particular estate granted by him.
Withal :: Withal (prep.) With; -- put after its object, at the end of sentence or clause in which it stands..
Sixtieth :: Sixtieth (n.) The next in order after the fifty-ninth; the tenth after the fiftieth.
Pythagorize :: Pythagorize (v. i.) To speculate after the manner of Pythagoras.
Tiara :: Tiara (n.) The pope's triple crown. It was at first a round, high cap, but was afterward encompassed with a crown, subsequently with a second, and finally with a third. Fig.: The papal dignity..
Double :: Double (n.) A feast in which the antiphon is doubled, hat is, said twice, before and after the Psalms, instead of only half being said, as in simple feasts..
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