Definition of after

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After (adv.) Subsequently in time or place; behind; afterward; as, he follows after..

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Dehorn :: Dehorn (v. t.) To deprive of horns; to prevent the growth of the horns of (cattle) by burning their ends soon after they start. See Dishorn.
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.
Return :: Return (v. i.) To come back, or begin again, after an interval, regular or irregular; to appear again..
Model :: Model (v. t.) To plan or form after a pattern; to form in model; to form a model or pattern for; to shape; to mold; to fashion; as, to model a house or a government; to model an edifice according to the plan delineated..
Olpe :: Olpe (n.) Originally, a leather flask or vessel for oils or liquids; afterward, an earthenware vase or pitcher without a spout..
Canon :: Canon (n.) A musical composition in which the voices begin one after another, at regular intervals, successively taking up the same subject. It either winds up with a coda (tailpiece), or, as each voice finishes, commences anew, thus forming a perpetual fugue or round. It is the strictest form of imitation. See Imitation..
Over :: Over (n.) A certain number of balls (usually four) delivered successively from behind one wicket, after which the ball is bowled from behind the other wicket as many times, the fielders changing places..
Last :: Last (a.) Being after all the others, similarly classed or considered, in time, place, or order of succession; following all the rest; final; hindmost; farthest; as, the last year of a century; the last man in a line of soldiers; the last page in a book; his last chance..
Ashes :: Ashes (n. pl.) The earthy or mineral particles of combustible substances remaining after combustion, as of wood or coal..
Thermotension :: Thermotension (n.) A process of increasing the strength of wrought iron by heating it to a determinate temperature, and giving to it, while in that state, a mechanical strain or tension in the direction in which the strength is afterward to be exerted..
Domino :: Domino (n.) A game played by two or more persons, with twenty-eight pieces of wood, bone, or ivory, of a flat, oblong shape, plain at the back, but on the face divided by a line in the middle, and either left blank or variously dotted after the manner of dice. The game is played by matching the spots or the blank of an unmatched half of a domino already played.
Currier :: Currier (n.) One who curries and dresses leather, after it is tanned..
Eatage :: Eatage (n.) Eatable growth of grass for horses and cattle, esp. that of aftermath..
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..
Oversee :: Oversee (v. t.) To superintend; to watch over; to direct; to look or see after; to overlook.
Sue :: Sue (v. t.) To follow up; to chase; to seek after; to endeavor to win; to woo.
Postposition :: Postposition (n.) A word or particle placed after, or at the end of, another word; -- distinguished from preposition..
Shorling :: Shorling (n.) The skin of a sheen after the fleece is shorn off, as distinct from the morling, or skin taken from the dead sheep; also, a sheep of the first year's shearing..
Seal-brown :: Seal-brown (a.) Of a rich dark brown color, like the fur of the fur seal after it is dyed..
Analyzer :: Analyzer (n.) The part of a polariscope which receives the light after polarization, and exhibits its properties..
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