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After

Next; later in time; subsequent; succeeding; as, an after period of life.

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Aft 84% connected

Near or towards the stern of a vessel; astern; abaft.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Aft 84% connected

Near or towards the stern of a vessel; astern; abaft.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Afterward 92% connected

At a later or succeeding time.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Afterwards 92% connected

Alt. of Afterward

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Later 92% connected

A brick or tile.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Subsequently 92% connected

At a later time; afterwards.

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Afterthought noun · 78% connection

Reflection after an act; later or subsequent thought or expedient.

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Age noun · 78% connection

The latter part of life; an advanced period of life; seniority; state of being old.

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Alternate adjective · 78% connection

Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; by turns first one and then the other; hence, re…

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Archaean noun · 78% connection

The earliest period in geological period, extending up to the Lower Silurian. It includes an Azoic age, previous to the appearance of…

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Armiger noun · 78% connection

Formerly, an armor bearer, as of a knight, an esquire who bore his shield and rendered other services. In later use, one next in degre…

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Azoic adjective · 78% connection

Destitute of any vestige of organic life, or at least of animal life; anterior to the existence of animal life; formed when there was…

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Corniferous adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to the lowest period of the Devonian age. (See the Diagram, under Geology.) The Corniferous period has been so called…

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Cue noun · 78% connection

The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next succeeding player to speak; any word or words which ser…

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Day noun · 78% connection

A specified time or period; time, considered with reference to the existence or prominence of a person or thing; age; time.

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Epoch noun · 78% connection

A period of time, longer or shorter, remarkable for events of great subsequent influence; a memorable period; as, the epoch of maritim…

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Eventful adjective · 78% connection

Full of, or rich in, events or incidents; as, an eventful journey; an eventful period of history; an eventful period of life.

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Following adjective · 78% connection

Next after; succeeding; ensuing; as, the assembly was held on the following day.

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Future adjective · 78% connection

Time to come; time subsequent to the present (as, the future shall be as the present); collectively, events that are to happen in time…

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Generation noun · 78% connection

A single step or stage in the succession of natural descent; a rank or remove in genealogy. Hence: The body of those who are of the sa…

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Life-saving adjective · 78% connection

That saves life, or is suited to save life, esp. from drowning; as, the life-saving service; a life-saving station.

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Life-time noun · 78% connection

the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and hap…

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Lifespan noun · 78% connection

the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and hap…

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Limit verb · 78% connection

That which terminates a period of time; hence, the period itself; the full time or extent.

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