Definition of after

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

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Protest :: Protest (v.) A declaration made by the master of a vessel before a notary, consul, or other authorized officer, upon his arrival in port after a disaster, stating the particulars of it, and showing that any damage or loss sustained was not owing to the fault of the vessel, her officers or crew, but to the perils of the sea, etc., ads the case may be, and protesting against them..
Esnecy :: Esnecy (n.) A prerogative given to the eldest coparcener to choose first after an inheritance is divided.
Return :: Return (v. i.) To come back, or begin again, after an interval, regular or irregular; to appear again..
Thaumatrope :: Thaumatrope (n.) An optical instrument or toy for showing the presistence of an impression upon the eyes after the luminous object is withdrawn.
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..
Restoration :: Restoration (n.) The act of restoring or bringing back to a former place, station, or condition; the fact of being restored; renewal; reestablishment; as, the restoration of friendship between enemies; the restoration of peace after war..
Humanly :: Humanly (adv.) In a human manner; after the manner of men; according to the knowledge or wisdom of men; as, the present prospects, humanly speaking, promise a happy issue..
As :: As (adv. & conj.) That, introducing or expressing a result or consequence, after the correlatives so and such..
Hostler :: Hostler (n.) The person who takes charge of a locomotive when it is left by the engineer after a trip.
Subjoinder :: Subjoin (v. t.) To add after something else has been said or written; to ANNEX; as, to subjoin an argument or reason..
Avarice :: Avarice (n.) An excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greediness after wealth; covetousness; cupidity.
Posthumous :: Posthumous (a.) Published after the death of the author; as, posthumous works; a posthumous edition..
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..
Postfact :: Postfact (a.) Relating to a fact that occurs after another.
Postmeridian :: Postmeridian (a.) Fig., belonging to the after portion of life; late..
A :: A () The name of the sixth tone in the model major scale (that in C), or the first tone of the minor scale, which is named after it the scale in A minor. The second string of the violin is tuned to the A in the treble staff. -- A sharp (A/) is the name of a musical tone intermediate between A and B. -- A flat (A/) is the name of a tone intermediate between A and G..
Swell :: Swell (n.) A wave, or billow; especially, a succession of large waves; the roll of the sea after a storm; as, a heavy swell sets into the harbor..
Baltimore Oriole :: Baltimore oriole () A common American bird (Icterus galbula), named after Lord Baltimore, because its colors (black and orange red) are like those of his coat of arms; -- called also golden robin..
Eatage :: Eatage (n.) Eatable growth of grass for horses and cattle, esp. that of aftermath..
Eighteenth :: Eighteenth (n.) The eighth after the tenth.
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