Definition of after

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After (prep.) In imitation of; in conformity with; after the manner of; as, to make a thing after a model; a picture after Rubens; the boy takes after his father..

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Clough :: Clough (n.) A sluice used in returning water to a channel after depositing its sediment on the flooded land.
Viability :: Viability (n.) The capacity of living after birth.
And :: And (conj.) In order to; -- used instead of the infinitival to, especially after try, come, go..
Basilica :: Basilica (n.) Originally, the place of a king; but afterward, an apartment provided in the houses of persons of importance, where assemblies were held for dispensing justice; and hence, any large hall used for this purpose..
Thirteenth :: Thirteenth (a.) Next in order after the twelfth; the third after the tenth; -- the ordinal of thirteen; as, the thirteenth day of the month..
Expansion :: Expansion (n.) The operation of steam in a cylinder after its communication with the boiler has been cut off, by which it continues to exert pressure upon the moving piston..
Trail :: Trail (v. i.) To be drawn out in length; to follow after.
Testament :: Testament (n.) A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his will as to disposal of his estate and effects after his death..
Jacobite :: "Jacobite (n.) One of the sect of Syrian Monophysites. The sect is named after Jacob Baradaeus, its leader in the sixth century..
Cablelaid :: Cablelaid (a.) Twisted after the manner of a cable; as, a cable-laid gold chain..
Involution :: Involution (n.) The return of an enlarged part or organ to its normal size, as of the uterus after pregnancy..
Abbreviator :: Abbreviator (n.) One of a college of seventy-two officers of the papal court whose duty is to make a short minute of a decision on a petition, or reply of the pope to a letter, and afterwards expand the minute into official form..
Acceptor :: Acceptor (n.) one who accepts an order or a bill of exchange; a drawee after he has accepted.
Thenceforth :: Thenceforth (adv.) From that time; thereafter.
Hunt :: Hunt (v. i.) To seek; to pursue; to search; -- with for or after.
Tag :: Tag (v. t.) To follow closely after; esp., to follow and touch in the game of tag. See Tag, a play..
Prosecute :: Prosecute (v. i.) To follow after.
Steerage :: Steerage (n.) Properly, the space in the after part of a vessel, under the cabin, but used generally to indicate any part of a vessel having the poorest accommodations and occupied by passengers paying the lowest rate of fare..
Seek :: Seek (v. t.) To try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at; as, to seek wealth or fame; to seek one's life..
Portal :: Portal (a.) Of or pertaining to a porta, especially the porta of the liver; as, the portal vein, which enters the liver at the porta, and divides into capillaries after the manner of an artery..
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