| AFTERBURNERS | • afterburners n. Plural of afterburner. • after-burners n. Plural of after-burner. • AFTERBURNER n. a device incorporated into a turbojet engine to provide extra thrust. |
| AFTERBURNING | • afterburning n. (Aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust. • AFTERBURNING n. reheat, the use of a device to inject fuel into the hot exhaust gases of a turbojet in order to obtain increased thrust. |
| AFTEREFFECTS | • aftereffects n. Plural of aftereffect. • after-effects n. Plural of after-effect. • AFTEREFFECT n. an effect that follows its cause after an interval. |
| AFTERGRASSES | • aftergrasses n. Plural of aftergrass. • after-grasses n. Plural of after-grass. • AFTERGRASS n. the grass that grows after the first crop has been mown; aftermath. |
| AFTERGROWTHS | • aftergrowths n. Plural of aftergrowth. • AFTERGROWTH n. a later growth, an aftermath. |
| AFTERMARKETS | • aftermarkets n. Plural of aftermarket. • after-markets n. Plural of after-market. • AFTERMARKET n. the service offered to consumers after the purchase of goods and services. |
| AFTERPARTIES | • afterparties n. Plural of afterparty. • after-parties n. Plural of after-party. • AFTERPARTY n. a small party held after a larger event, such as a pop concert or film premiere, to which only a select group of guests is invited. |
| AFTERSUPPERS | • AFTERSUPPER n. the time between supper and bedtime. |
| AFTERTHOUGHT | • afterthought n. A reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient. • afterthought n. Something additional to the original plan or concept. • afterthought v. (Very rare except in the past tense, possibly nonstandard) To expound as an afterthought. |
| AFTERTOUCHES | • aftertouches n. Plural of aftertouch. |
| HANDICRAFTER | • handicrafter n. One who engages in handicrafts. • HANDICRAFTER n. one who practises handicrafts. |
| INTERGRAFTED | • intergrafted v. Simple past tense and past participle of intergraft. • INTERGRAFT v. to graft between. |
| MIDAFTERNOON | • midafternoon n. The middle of the afternoon, normally between 2 and 4 pm. |
| THEREINAFTER | • thereinafter adv. In the following part (of a document or speech). • THEREINAFTER adv. in the following part of that matter (as writing, document, or speech). |