English dictionary: words starting with after

preposition

In the time following (an event or another period of time).

Usage examples:

Shortly after their marriage they moved to colorado

conjunction

During the period of time following an event.

Usage examples:

Bath time ended in a flood after the taps were left running

adverb

At a later or future time; afterwards.

Usage examples:

Duke frederick died soon after

adjective

Later.

Usage examples:

He was sorry in after years

Happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

prefix

Coming after

Usage examples:

An after-dinner speech, an after-hours club, after-sales service

phrase

If you can do something after a fashion, you can do it, but not well

Usage examples:

I can cook, after a fashion., paul played the piano and we all sang, after a fashion., she followed…

phrase

Sharing one's tastes or views.

Usage examples:

He looked like a man after my own heart

phrase

After the committing of a crime.

Usage examples:

He was guilty of being an accessory after the fact

noun

A result of a condition or event

Usage examples:

Headaches are an aftereffect of this sort of accident.

noun

A result of a condition or event

Usage examples:

Headaches are an aftereffect of this sort of accident.

phrase

Considering all the things that

Usage examples:

After everything i've done for you, is this the way you treat me?, after everything that he's been …

phrase

Considering all the things that

Usage examples:

After everything i've done for you, is this the way you treat me?, after everything that he's been …

noun

The placenta and fetal membranes discharged from the uterus after the birth of offspring.

Usage examples:

A placenta or afterbirth is attached to the wall of the uterus and is the source of food and oxygen…

noun

Care of a patient after a stay in hospital or of a person on release from prison.

Usage examples:

We studied a handful of services offered by programs, including aftercare, medical care, individual…

noun

An effect that follows after the primary action of something.

Usage examples:

He was suffering the after-effects of the drug

noun

An effect that follows after the primary action of something.

Usage examples:

He was suffering the after-effects of the drug

noun

Light or radiance remaining in the sky after the sun has set.

Usage examples:

Three months after the eruption, the ash and aerosol had spread to higher latitudes causing such vi…

noun

Light or radiance remaining in the sky after the sun has set.

Usage examples:

Three months after the eruption, the ash and aerosol had spread to higher latitudes causing such vi…

noun

An impression of a vivid image retained by the eye after the stimulus has ceased.

Usage examples:

They could also be after-images, hypnagogic imagery, or memory images with subliminal material that…

noun

An impression of a vivid image retained by the eye after the stimulus has ceased.

Usage examples:

They could also be after-images, hypnagogic imagery, or memory images with subliminal material that…

noun

(in some religions) life after death.

Usage examples:

Most christians believe in an afterlife

noun

The market for spare parts, accessories, and components for motor vehicles.

Usage examples:

Aftermarket security gadgets

noun

The consequences or after-effects of a significant unpleasant event.

Usage examples:

Food prices soared in the aftermath of the drought

noun

The time from noon or lunchtime to evening.

Usage examples:

I telephoned this afternoon

adverb

In the afternoon; every afternoon.

Usage examples:

The church will be open in the afternoons and on sunday afternoon the church cafe will be serving r…

exclamation

Short for good afternoon.

noun

The time from noon or lunchtime to evening.

Usage examples:

I telephoned this afternoon

adverb

In the afternoon; every afternoon.

Usage examples:

The church will be open in the afternoons and on sunday afternoon the church cafe will be serving r…

plural noun

The sweet course following the main course of a meal; pudding.

Usage examples:

There was apple pie for afters

noun

Sweet food eaten at the end of a meal

Usage examples:

What's for afters, dad?

noun

An astringent scented lotion for applying to the skin after shaving.

Usage examples:

The clear gel is a skin prep, shaving gel and aftershave lotion.

noun

A smaller earthquake following the main shock of a large earthquake.

Usage examples:

These maps graphically illustrate the change in earthquake probability during aftershock and possib…

noun

A smaller earthquake following the main shock of a large earthquake.

Usage examples:

These maps graphically illustrate the change in earthquake probability during aftershock and possib…