Vocabulary : After to Aftergame
After : Next; later in time; subsequent; succeeding; as, an after period of life. ;; Hinder; nearer the rear. ;; To ward the stern of the ship; -- applied to any object in the rear part of a vessel; as the after cabin, after hatchway. ;; Behind in place; as, men in line one after another. ;; Below in rank; next to in order. ;; Later in time; subsequent; as, after supper, after three days. It often precedes a clause. Formerly that was interposed between it and the clause. ;; Subsequent to and in consequence of; as, after what you have said, I shall be careful. ;; Subsequent to and notwithstanding; as, after all our advice, you took that course. ;; Moving toward from behind; following, in search of; in pursuit of. ;; Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to; as, to look after workmen; to inquire after a friend; to thirst after righteousness. ;; 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. ;; According tAfter damp : An irrespirable gas, remaining after an explosion of fire damp in mines; choke damp. See Carbonic acid.
Afterbirth : The placenta and membranes with which the fetus is connected, and which come away after delivery.
Aftercast : A throw of dice after the game in ended; hence, anything done too late.
Afterclap : An unexpected subsequent event; something disagreeable happening after an affair is supposed to be at an end.
