Aftermaths - English meaning

noun

A result of a condition or event

Usage examples:

Headaches are an aftereffect of this sort of accident.

noun

The motion of receding waves.

Usage examples:

The backwash is reduced in energy by the percolation of water into the shingle

verb

Clean (a filter) by reversing the flow of fluid through it.

Usage examples:

The very fine mesh is backwashed to remove solids

noun

The backward movement of waves, or the backward movement of water caused by something, such as a boat, passing through it

Usage examples:

The waterskier was caught in the backwash from a motorboat., the economic and political backwash of…

noun

Something that is produced as a result of making something else

Usage examples:

A by-product of sth selenium is a by-product of copper refining., oil/animal/chemical by-products, …

noun

A result or effect, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.

Usage examples:

Abrupt withdrawal of drug treatment can have serious consequences

noun

A result of an action or situation, esp. (in the plural) a bad result

Usage examples:

For someone who is old and weak, the consequences of a broken hip can be serious., last summer ther…

noun

A proposition that follows from (and is often appended to) one already proved.

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For these angles, the contradiction used to prove the corollary does not arise.

adjective

Forming a proposition that follows from one already proved.

Usage examples:

The british journal new theatre quarterly has even run a series of articles discussing the theatric…

noun

Something that results from something else

Usage examples:

Unfortunately, violence is the inevitable corollary of such a revolutionary change in society.

noun

A change which is a result or consequence of an action or other cause.

Usage examples:

The lethal effects of hard drugs

verb

Cause (something) to happen; bring about.

Usage examples:

The prime minister effected many policy changes

phrase

Lighting, sounds, and objects that are specially produced for the stage or a film and are intended to make something that does not exist seem real

Usage examples:

This is a movie worth seeing for its effects alone., the film received an oscar for its special eff…

noun

A final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a story.

Usage examples:

The end of the year

verb

Come or bring to a final point; finish.

Usage examples:

When the war ended, policy changed

suffix

Denoting a person or thing to be treated in a specified way.

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Dividend

noun

Radioactive particles that are carried into the atmosphere after a nuclear explosion and gradually fall back as dust or in precipitation.

Usage examples:

A fallout shelter

noun

The unpleasant results or effects of an action or event

Usage examples:

He blamed the political fallout from the scandal on the republicans.

noun

The bad things that happen after a particular event

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The fallout from the banking crisis has been global.

noun

The sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food.

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Tropical fruits such as mangoes and papaya

verb

(of a tree or other plant) produce fruit.

Usage examples:

The trees fruit very early

noun

An important topic or problem for debate or discussion.

Usage examples:

The issue of racism

verb

Supply or distribute (something) for use or sale.

Usage examples:

Licences were issued indiscriminately to any company

noun

A subject or problem that people are thinking and talking about

Usage examples:

There continues to be a great deal of debate over the property tax issue., isn’t the need to hire m…

noun

The way a thing turns out; a consequence.

Usage examples:

It is the outcome of the vote that counts

noun

The result or effect of an action, situation, or event

Usage examples:

It’s too early to predict the outcome of the election.

noun

The result or effect of an action, situation, etc.

Usage examples:

It's too early to predict the outcome of the meeting.

noun

An unintended consequence of an event or action, especially an unwelcome one.

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The move would have grave repercussions for the entire region

noun

The usually bad effect of an event, action, or decision

Usage examples:

The repercussions of her comments could be serious.

noun

The effect that an action, event, or decision has on something, especially a bad effect

Usage examples:

Have repercussions for sb/sth this case is likely to have repercussions for employees., the nation'…

noun

A thing that is caused or produced by something else; a consequence or outcome.

Usage examples:

The tower collapsed as a result of safety violations

verb

Occur or follow as the consequence of something.

Usage examples:

Anger may result from an argument

phrase

The amount of a company's sales, profit, etc. during a particular period

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Financial results airlines reported significantly better financial results for the first quarter., …

noun

Prolongation of a sound; resonance.

Usage examples:

Electronic effects have been added, such as echo and reverberation

phrase

Effects that spread and affect a lot of people

Usage examples:

Have reverberations this move is likely to have reverberations throughout the health service., thes…

noun

A mark or a series of signs or objects left behind by the passage of someone or something.

Usage examples:

A trail of blood on the grass

verb

Draw or be drawn along behind someone or something.

Usage examples:

Alex trailed a hand through the clear water

noun

The final or eventual outcome or conclusion of a discussion, action, or series of events.

Usage examples:

The upshot of the meeting was that he was on the next plane to new york

noun

Something that happens as a result of other actions, events, or decisions

Usage examples:

The upshot of the discussions was that no one will be laid off.

verb

Emerge or cause to emerge from sleep; stop sleeping.

Usage examples:

She woke up feeling better

noun

A watch or vigil held beside the body of someone who has died, sometimes accompanied by ritual observances.

Usage examples:

He was attending a friend's wake

noun

A trail of disturbed water or air left by the passage of a ship or aircraft.

Usage examples:

The reason given for this crash was that the aircraft flew into the wake of another aircraft, and t…