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|Afloat ||phr||"To Stay Afloat" - to remain solvent.
 
|Afloat ||phr||"To Stay Afloat" - to remain solvent.
 
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|A'flow ||adj||Floating, flowing, drifting. 2. (fig.) - in progress.
 
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|Afond ||vb||To try, make a trail of, put to the test, find out by experiment. 2. to attempt, to try.
 
|Afond ||vb||To try, make a trail of, put to the test, find out by experiment. 2. to attempt, to try.
 
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|Afong ||vb||(Afang)- to take by force or authority. 2. to sieze, apprehend. 3. to take what is offered, to accept. 4. to recieve (a person); to welcome. 5. to recieve, get, come into possession. 6. to be in possession. 7. to get offspring; to concieve.
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|Afong ||vb||(Afang)- to take by force or authority. 2. to sieze, apprehend. 3. to take what is offered, to accept. 4. to recieve (a person); to welcome. 5. to recieve, get, come into possession. 6. to be in possession. 7. to get offspring; to concieve.
 
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|Afoot ||adv||On foot, on or by one's own feet. 2. astir, moving, on the move; in active existence or operation.
 
|Afoot ||adv||On foot, on or by one's own feet. 2. astir, moving, on the move; in active existence or operation.
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|Afoot ||phr||"There's Something Afoot" - planned (secretly)
 
|Afoot ||phr||"There's Something Afoot" - planned (secretly)
 
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|Afore ||adv||Before, prior to, previosly.
 
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|Aforegiven ||adv||
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|Aforegiven ||adv||Given before, prior to or previously.
 
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|Aforegoing ||adv||
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|Aforegoing ||adv||Gone before or prior to.
 
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|Aforehand ||adj||Beforehand in condition; forehanded.
 
|Aforehand ||adj||Beforehand in condition; forehanded.
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|Aforesaid ||adj||Of a previously stated list, the entry of the list items, usu. the first in two or three-mentioned list items. 3. abovementioned. 4. aforementioned, mentioned.
 
|Aforesaid ||adj||Of a previously stated list, the entry of the list items, usu. the first in two or three-mentioned list items. 3. abovementioned. 4. aforementioned, mentioned.
 
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|Aforespoken ||adv||Spoken after the initail event or happening.
 
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|Aforethought ||n||Premeditated, planned ahead of time; thinking beforehand. 2. fore, fore-thought, thought.
 
|Aforethought ||n||Premeditated, planned ahead of time; thinking beforehand. 2. fore, fore-thought, thought.
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|Aforetime ||adv||Of old time or in a time past; in days of old, in a former time, though before, formerly, auld lang syne.
 
|Aforetime ||adv||Of old time or in a time past; in days of old, in a former time, though before, formerly, auld lang syne.
 
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|Aforetold ||adv||Told or spoken afterwards; foretold.
 
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|Aforeward ||adv||First in rank, in front.
 
|Aforeward ||adv||First in rank, in front.
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|Afrought ||adj||Affrighted, timid, frightened (in mind).
 
|Afrought ||adj||Affrighted, timid, frightened (in mind).
 
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|Aft ||prp||Behind, in rear, hind, stern of position. 2. in or near the hind part or stern of a ship or aircraft. 3. earlier (of time)
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|Aft ||prp||Behind, in rear, hind, stern of position. 2. in or near the hind part or stern of a ship or aircraft. 3. earlier (of time)
 
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|Aft ||phr||"Fore and Aft" - from stern to stern, lengthwise.
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|Aft ||phr||"Fore and Aft" - from stern to stern, lengthwise.
 
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|After ||conj||Signifies that the action of the clause it starts take place before the action of the other clause.
 
|After ||conj||Signifies that the action of the clause it starts take place before the action of the other clause.
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|Afterdeal ||n||Afterdele: disadvantage.
 
|Afterdeal ||n||Afterdele: disadvantage.
 
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|After-eye ||n||To keep in view or sight.
 
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|Afterglow ||n||The glow in the sky after sunset. 2. the light emitted by an incandescent object while cooling. 3. the mildly euphoric feeling experienced after a pleasurable experience, such as sex or a drug-high. 4. light emitted by phosphor after excitation. 5. an after-party.
 
|Afterglow ||n||The glow in the sky after sunset. 2. the light emitted by an incandescent object while cooling. 3. the mildly euphoric feeling experienced after a pleasurable experience, such as sex or a drug-high. 4. light emitted by phosphor after excitation. 5. an after-party.
 
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|After-grave ||n||The state of life after death. 2. the hereafter; existence after death.
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|Afterhand ||adv||Afterwards.
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|Afterhand ||adv||Afterwards.
 
 
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|Afterhind ||adv||Behind.
 
|Afterhind ||adv||Behind.
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|After-life ||n||A future life. 2. the later period of one's life.
 
|After-life ||n||A future life. 2. the later period of one's life.
 
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|After-light ||n||An afterglow. 2. (also fig)the light of what is known; hindsight. 3. afterwards.
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|After-light ||n||An afterglow. 2. (also fig)the light of what is known; hindsight. 3. afterwards.
 
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|Afterling ||n||One who comes older or later. 2. an aftercomer who is later.
 
|Afterling ||n||One who comes older or later. 2. an aftercomer who is later.
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|Aftersee ||vb||To witness or see after the fact or event. 2. to see in hindsight or retrospectively.
 
|Aftersee ||vb||To witness or see after the fact or event. 2. to see in hindsight or retrospectively.
 
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|After-send ||adj||Sent afterwards, subesquently.
 
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|Aftershave ||n||A lotion, gel or liquid used after shaving.
 
|Aftershave ||n||A lotion, gel or liquid used after shaving.
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|Afterwise ||adj||Wise after the event.
 
|Afterwise ||adj||Wise after the event.
 
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|Afterwit ||n||Wisdom which comes after the event or too late. 2. later knowledge; the knowledge of riper years or later times. 3. second thoughts; reconsideration.. 4. one who lacks foresight. 5. recognition of former folly; practical repentance; coming to one's senses.
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|Afterwit ||n||Wisdom which comes after the event or too late. 2. later knowledge; the knowledge of riper years or later times. 3. second thoughts; reconsideration.. 4. one who lacks foresight. 5. recognition of former folly; practical repentance; coming to one's senses.
 
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|Afterwitted ||adj||Wise when it's too late. 2. wanting in forethought.
 
|Afterwitted ||adj||Wise when it's too late. 2. wanting in forethought.
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|Afterwort ||n||The second run in the brewing of beer.
 
|Afterwort ||n||The second run in the brewing of beer.
 
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|After-written ||adj||Written or recorded in writing afterwards
 
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|Aftmost ||adj||Furthest aft, most sternwards, as far as possible.
 
|Aftmost ||adj||Furthest aft, most sternwards, as far as possible.

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Old English sp English
Afar adv From far. 2. far, at or a distance, as John saw the place afar.
Afterworld n. Future, afterlife, other existence
Afare vb To depart
Afear vb To frighten.
Afear adv In fear.
Afeard adj Afraid.
Afeed vb To feed, nourish.
Afell vb Strike down, fell, lay low
Afield adv On or to the field, abroad.
A'fellowship vb Fellow (late OE.) - to be in fellowship, to accompany.
A'ferrom adv From afar, afar, afar off.
Afford vb To further accomplish. 2. to manage (do). 3. with 'can' - to have the means to be able. 4. withot 'can' - to give of what one has. 5. of things; to be capable of yielding; yield naturally.
Affright vb Frighten, terrify
Affriended ppl Made friends.
Affright n The action of causing terror. 2. the state of terror.
Affright vb To frighten terrify.
Affrighted adj Struck with fear, alarmed.
Affrighted adv In an affeared manner, with fright or alarm
Affrightedly adv In a fearful manner.
Affrightful adj Full of terror; alarmed, frull of fear, timid. 2. alarming, exciting, shocking, deadful, revolting.
Affrightfully adv In terrifying or alarming way or manner.
Affrighting adj Frightful, terrifying.
Afgod vb Idol, false god,
Afgodness n Idolatry
Afield adv On or in the field, esp. of labour or battle (war). 3. to or into the field. 4. away from home. ('to go further afield')
Afield phr "To Go Further Afield" - to travel afar, overseas, abroad.
A'fingered adj Afflicted with hunger, famished, very hungry.
Afire vb To be on fire; or in a state of burning.
Afire adv On or in fire; burning. 2. fig. burning with passion, emotion etc.
A'flee vb To run away, escape, run away.
Afleme vb to drive aaway, expel, eject.
Aflicker adv In a flickering state.
A'flight vb To put to flight.
Afoam adv In a state of foam.
Afloat adv Also adj. 2. in a floating condition, opp. to aground. 2. at sea opp. to on shore. 3. OE - buoyed up in the air. 4. in a state of overflow or submersion. 5. fig. unembarrassed; having one head above water. 6. adrift. 7. in full swing. 8. in commerce and currency free ad subject to market fluctation.
Afloat phr "To Stay Afloat" - to remain solvent.
A'flow adj Floating, flowing, drifting. 2. (fig.) - in progress.
Afond vb To try, make a trail of, put to the test, find out by experiment. 2. to attempt, to try.
Afong vb (Afang)- to take by force or authority. 2. to sieze, apprehend. 3. to take what is offered, to accept. 4. to recieve (a person); to welcome. 5. to recieve, get, come into possession. 6. to be in possession. 7. to get offspring; to concieve.
Afoot adv On foot, on or by one's own feet. 2. astir, moving, on the move; in active existence or operation.
Afoot prp Of place: befor. 2. in OE. (rank) - in precedence.
Afoot conj Sooner than.
Afoot phr "There's Something Afoot" - planned (secretly)
Afore adv Before, prior to, previosly.
Aforegiven adv Given before, prior to or previously.
Aforegoing adv Gone before or prior to.
Aforehand adj Beforehand in condition; forehanded.
Aforehand adv Beforehand, in advance, in anticipation.
Aforeness n Pre-existence; the state of being before.
Aforesaid adj Of a previously stated list, the entry of the list items, usu. the first in two or three-mentioned list items. 3. abovementioned. 4. aforementioned, mentioned.
Aforespoken adv Spoken after the initail event or happening.
Aforethought n Premeditated, planned ahead of time; thinking beforehand. 2. fore, fore-thought, thought.
Aforetime adv Of old time or in a time past; in days of old, in a former time, though before, formerly, auld lang syne.
Aforetold adv Told or spoken afterwards; foretold.
Aforeward adv First in rank, in front.
Afornens prp Against opposite. 2. fig. before, in the presence of. 3. with regard to, in respect of, as concerns,
Afornens adv Over against, opposite.
Aforn-ons adv In front.
Afresh adv Anew, freshly, with a fresh commencement.
Afrith vb To make peace.
Afrought adj Affrighted, timid, frightened (in mind).
Aft prp Behind, in rear, hind, stern of position. 2. in or near the hind part or stern of a ship or aircraft. 3. earlier (of time)
Aft phr "Fore and Aft" - from stern to stern, lengthwise.
After conj Signifies that the action of the clause it starts take place before the action of the other clause.
After adv The second of two; next; later. 2. of place: nearer the rear, more aft. 3. of time: earlier. 4. behind; later in time; following.
After prp Subsequently to; following in time; later than. 2. behind. 3. in pursuit of, seeking. 4.iIn allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing. 5.next in importance or rank. 6. as a result of. 7 in spite of. 8. according to an author or text. 9. denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to. 10. (obsolete) According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting
After adj Later, second of two, next, following, subsequent. 2. at or towards the stern of a ship.
After all phr In spite of everything. 2. anyway or in any case. 3. in the end, however.
After phr "After One's Own Beat" - having the same opininions, feelings, behaviour as oneself.
After phr "To Be After Somebody" - pursue, want to catch.
After phr "To Be After Something" - desire, want to obtain.
Afterbeat n A secondary, weaker half of a musical beat; a forebeat.
Afterbirth n The secundine of the placenta which is expelled from the womb after birth. 2. birth after the death of the father. 3. late-born children.
Afterbite n Something that linger after it is bitten, especialy a flavour, an aftertaste. 2. that which returns with a memory, usually one which is bitter or painful.
Afterbody n The after part of a vehicle. 2. a companion body that trails a satellite or space craft. 3. section or piece of launch rocket or spacecraft.
Afterborn adj Born after the father's death.
Afterbrain n The posterior lobe of cerebellum.
Afterburner n A device in a turbojet engine which injects fuel in to the exhaust system to increase the thrust.
Aftercare n The care of a patient during recovery after an operation or after hospitalization.
Aftercome n A subsequent result, consequence; something that comes after.
Aftercomer n Successor
Aftercoming adj A following state, sequel, consequence or result. 2. an aftercome.
Afterdeal n Afterdele: disadvantage.
After-eye n To keep in view or sight.
Afterglow n The glow in the sky after sunset. 2. the light emitted by an incandescent object while cooling. 3. the mildly euphoric feeling experienced after a pleasurable experience, such as sex or a drug-high. 4. light emitted by phosphor after excitation. 5. an after-party.
After-grave n The state of life after death. 2. the hereafter; existence after death.
Afterhand adv Afterwards.
Afterhind adv Behind.
Afterings adv The milk drawn from a cow. 2. dregs; the last of any substance that is a poorer quality than the earlier substance or later?
After-life n A future life. 2. the later period of one's life.
After-light n An afterglow. 2. (also fig)the light of what is known; hindsight. 3. afterwards.
Afterling n One who comes older or later. 2. an aftercomer who is later.
Afterling adj Coming after, later, subsequent or later, late in order of time or succession.
Afterlithe n OE. - Aeftera: second & litha: serene, name for the two months June and July; old name for July.
After-liver n A survivor.
Afterlong adv Lengthwise, along.
Aftermath n Second or later mowing. 2. crop of grass which springs up after the mowing in early summer.
Aftermost adj Hindmost; last in time; most aft. 2. nearest the stern of a vessel.
Afterness n Posterity, the quality of being after.
Afternoon n The time from midday to evening.
Afters n Dessert. 2. festivities held after a wedding meal.
Aftersee vb To witness or see after the fact or event. 2. to see in hindsight or retrospectively.
After-send adj Sent afterwards, subesquently.
Aftershave n A lotion, gel or liquid used after shaving.
Afterspring n Posterity. 2. a spring time weather change out of season.
Aftertale n A postscript; something added when the tale or story is, or ought be, ended. 2. ill-talk, slander, defamation.
Afterthought n A subsequent though. 2. reflection after an act; hence, a later explanation.
Afterward adv Behind. 2. subsequently. 3. next in order.
Afterwards adv At a later time.
Afterwardsness n The concept that an earlier event in one's life can aquire a maening.
Afterwinter n Renewal of winter.
Afterwise adj Wise after the event.
Afterwit n Wisdom which comes after the event or too late. 2. later knowledge; the knowledge of riper years or later times. 3. second thoughts; reconsideration.. 4. one who lacks foresight. 5. recognition of former folly; practical repentance; coming to one's senses.
Afterwitted adj Wise when it's too late. 2. wanting in forethought.
Afterword n A postscipt to a letter; or an appendix to a book. 2. an epilogue
Afterworld n. Future, afterlife, other existence.
Afterwort n The second run in the brewing of beer.
After-written adj Written or recorded in writing afterwards
Aftmost adj Furthest aft, most sternwards, as far as possible.