Definition of after

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After (prep.) According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting.

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Abelonian :: Abelonian (n.) One of a sect in Africa (4th century), mentioned by St. Augustine, who states that they married, but lived in continence, after the manner, as they pretended, of Abel..
Wert :: Wert () The second person singular, indicative and subjunctive moods, imperfect tense, of the verb be. It is formed from were, with the ending -t, after the analogy of wast. Now used only in solemn or poetic style..
Tiger :: Tiger (n.) A kind of growl or screech, after cheering; as, three cheers and a tiger..
Ambition :: Ambition (v. t.) To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.
Seventieth :: Seventieth (a.) Next in order after the sixty-ninth; as, a man in the seventieth year of his age..
Kuklux :: Kuklux (n.) The name adopted in the southern part of the United States by a secret political organization, active for several years after the close of the Civil War, and having for its aim the repression of the political power of the freedmen; -- called also Kuklux Klan..
Saturnalia :: Saturnalia (n. pl.) The festival of Saturn, celebrated in December, originally during one day, but afterward during seven days, as a period of unrestrained license and merriment for all classes, extending even to the slaves..
Sheet :: Sheet (v. t.) The space in the forward or the after part of a boat where there are no rowers; as, fore sheets; stern sheets..
Bairam :: Bairam (n.) The name of two Mohammedan festivals, of which one is held at the close of the fast called Ramadan, and the other seventy days after the fast..
Lanugo :: Lanugo (n.) The soft woolly hair which covers most parts of the mammal fetus, and in man is shed before or soon after birth..
Polonaise :: Polonaise (n.) A stately Polish dance tune, in 3-4 measure, beginning always on the beat with a quaver followed by a crotchet, and closing on the beat after a strong accent on the second beat; also, a dance adapted to such music; a polacca..
Paradise :: Paradise (n.) The abode of sanctified souls after death.
Appetition :: Appetition (n.) Desire; a longing for, or seeking after, something..
Forge :: Forge (v. t.) To move heavily and slowly, as a ship after the sails are furled; to work one's way, as one ship in outsailing another; -- used especially in the phrase to forge ahead..
Murk :: Murk (n.) The refuse of fruit, after the juice has been expressed; marc..
Siesta :: Siesta (n.) A short sleep taken about the middle of the day, or after dinner; a midday nap..
Porphyrogenitism :: Porphyrogenitism (n.) The principle of succession in royal families, especially among the Eastern Roman emperors, by which a younger son, if born after the accession of his father to the throne, was preferred to an elder son who was not so born..
Grafter :: Grafter (n.) The original tree from which a scion has been taken for grafting upon another tree.
Cradling :: Cradling (n.) Cutting a cask into two pieces lengthwise, to enable it to pass a narrow place, the two parts being afterward united and rehooped..
Fourteenth :: Fourteenth (a.) Next in order after the thirteenth; as, the fourteenth day of the month..
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