English words: AFSOC to ag

300 English words, part 35 of 158 of the words starting with A, A to Z. 27 have a page of their own.

English words AFSOC to ag

AFSOC phrase: Initialism of assume for sake of contradiction.
AFSS noun: Initialism of autonomous/automated/automatic flight safety system. A self-activating self-destruct system found on rockets
aft adjective, adverb, noun, prefix /ɑːft/: At, near, or towards the stern of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
aft-most adjective: Alternative form of aftmost.
afta' adjective /æftə/: Pronunciation spelling of after.
Aftab proper noun: A male given name.
aftaba noun: A Persian ewer.
aftah preposition: Pronunciation spelling of after.
aftanoon noun: Pronunciation spelling of afternoon.
aftarm noun: The part of the arm between the shoulder and the elbow.
aftbody noun: The stern part of an aircraft or spacecraft body.
aftcast noun, verb: A kind of analysis which takes an event which has already happened, or is assumed to happen, and studies the causes which could have led up to that event.
aftcastle noun: Raised part of the upper deck at the stern of a ship.
after adjective, adverb, conjunction, noun, prefix, preposition /ˈɑːftə/: Behind; later in time; following.
after a fashion prepositional phrase: In some way; somehow; to an extent.
after a while phrase: goodbye; see you
after a while, crocodile phrase: Au revoir, see you soon.
after-acquired adjective: Acquired after a certain time.
after-acquired title noun: Legal ownership of a piece of real property obtained by a party after that party has already purported to sell a falsely claimed present interest in the...
after-action adjective: Written retrospectively on a given sequence of goal-oriented actions previously taken, especially if by the author himself. (of a report, analysis, etc.)
after all prepositional phrase: Anyway, in any case; indicates a statement is true regardless of other considerations; used to reinforce or explain a point.
after all is said and done phrase: Alternative form of when all is said and done.
after-banquet noun: Any form of entertainment that takes place following a banquet.
after body noun: Alternative spelling of afterbody.
after-brain noun: Alternative form of afterbrain
after-burden noun: Alternative form of afterburthen.
after-burner noun: Alternative spelling of afterburner.
after cabin noun: Alternative form of aftercabin.
after-call noun: Alternative form of aftercall.
after-cast noun: A cast made from a mold taken from an already completed sculpture, often smaller and less detailed than the original.
after-clap noun: Alternative form of afterclap.
after-comer noun: Alternative form of aftercomer.
after-conduct noun: Subsequent behavior.
after-cost noun: Alternative form of aftercost.
after credits noun: Something following the credits before the end of a video, usually a message or another scene.
after dark adjective, noun, prepositional phrase: After nightfall; at night.
after-depolarization noun: Alternative form of afterdepolarization.
after-dinner speech noun: A public address event that is traditionally spoken after a dinner, and meant to take an important topic and make greater sense of it through the use of...
after-discovered evidence noun: Evidence discovered after a legal decision has been reached. A party may attempt to have the decision reversed using this evidence. They must first prove...
after-eatage noun: Aftergrass.
after-effect noun: An effect; especially, one that is experienced only after a delay, or only in the long term.
after-event noun: Alternative form of afterevent.
after-eye verb: To keep in view or sight.
after-five adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to clothing that is worn for semiformal events and activities.
after-game noun: Alternative spelling of aftergame.
after-glow noun: Alternative spelling of afterglow.
after-grass noun: Alternative spelling of aftergrass.
after-guard noun: Alternative spelling of afterguard.
after-hatch noun: A hatch located towards the aft of a vessel.
after hours adjective, prepositional phrase: After opening hours, usually after midnight and before daybreak.
after-hyperpolarization noun: Alternative form of afterhyperpolarization.
after-image noun: Alternative form of afterimage.
after image journal noun: A transaction log acting as a version of a database entry after an update is recorded.
after-impression noun: Any sensation that persists after the stimulus has ceased.
after length noun: Alternative spelling of afterlength.
after-life noun: Alternative spelling of afterlife.
after-market noun: Alternative spelling of aftermarket.
after me the deluge phrase: A nihilistic expression of indifference to whatever happens after one is gone.
after-morn noun: The next day; tomorrow.
after one's own heart prepositional phrase /ˈæftə wʌnz əʊn ˈhɑːt/: Of a person: having the same disposition, feelings, or opinions as oneself.
after one's own soul prepositional phrase /ˈæftə wʌnz əʊn ˈsəʊl/: Synonym of after one's own heart.
after-pain noun: Alternative spelling of afterpain.
after-party noun /ˈɑːftəpɑːti/: A party that happens after an official, often public, party or event.
after-potential noun: Alternative spelling of afterpotential.
after-reward noun: A reward that follows or which comes after
after-sail noun: One of the sails towards the aft, i.e. on the mizzenmast, or on the stays between the mainmast and mizzenmast.
after Saturday comes Sunday phrase: A phrase sometimes attributed to fundamentalist Muslims, implying that they wish to kill the Jews, whose sabbath is Saturday, and then the Christians, whose...
after-school adjective: Alternative form of afterschool.
after school special noun: A television program broadcast in the mid- to late afternoon and directed toward adolescents.
after-sensation noun: Alternative form of aftersensation.
after-shaft noun: Alternative spelling of aftershaft.
after-shave noun: Alternative spelling of aftershave.
after-shock noun: Alternative spelling of aftershock.
after-stroke noun: Alternative form of afterstroke.
after taste noun: Alternative spelling of aftertaste.
after-tax adjective: Remaining after tax has been deducted.
after the fact adjective, prepositional phrase /ˌɑːftə ðə ˈfækt/: After the occurrence of some action or event, such as a crime or the formation of a contract.
after the jump phrase: Used to introduce an inline advertisement in a webpage etc.
after the Lord Mayor's show prepositional phrase: Said of a disappointing or mundane event occurring straight after an exciting, magnificent, or triumphal event.
after-time noun: Alternative form of aftertime.
after us the deluge phrase: A nihilistic expression of indifference to whatever happens after one is gone.
after-war adjective: Alternative spelling of afterwar.
after-wit noun: Alternative spelling of afterwit.
after-work adjective: Occurring after a workday has ended.
after-world noun: Alternative spelling of afterworld.
after-years noun: Alternative spelling of afteryears.
after you phrase: A gesture, usually polite, urging another person to take a turn at something ahead of the speaker.
after you, Alphonse phrase: An exchange indicating excessive formality or effort at politeness, particularly where two people each refuse to go forward because each insists on allowing...
afteracquired adjective: Acquired afterwards.
afteract noun: An act performed afterwards.
afterafterparty noun: An afterparty after the afterparty.
afterage noun: An age occurring afterwards; a later era.
afterattack adjective, noun: Subsequent to an attack.
afterbath noun: A dyebath that has already been used to dye something.
afterbay noun: a stream, conduit, pond or reservoir, of a hydroelectric power plant at the outlet of the turbines.
afterbear noun: A descendant; one who comes after another genealogically.
afterbeat noun: A secondary, weaker half of a musical beat.
afterbirth noun /ˈæf.tɚ.bɚθ/: The placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth or parturition in mammals.
afterbite noun: Something that lingers after it is bitten, especially a smatch or flavour; aftertaste.
afterbody noun: The afterpart of a vehicle.
afterborn adjective: Born after the father's death; posthumous.
afterbrain noun: A posterior subdivision of the hindbrain; the myelencephalon.
afterbrow noun: A gangway positioned aft of midship
afterburden noun: Alternative form of afterburthen.
afterburn noun: The burning of further calories after the end of a period of vigorous exercise.
afterburner noun /ˈæf.tɚˌbɚ.nɚ/: A device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust.
afterburning noun: The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
afterburst noun: A secondary burst that follows a primary one
afterburthen noun: Afterbirth.
aftercabin noun: The cabin in the stern of a vessel, typically used by the captain or senior officers.
aftercall noun: A subsequent call
aftercare noun /ˈɑːf.tə(ɹ).kɛə(ɹ)/: The care given to a patient during recovery from an operation or after hospitalization.
aftercareer noun: The career that follows a particular experience or stage in a person's life; later career.
aftercast noun: Alternative form of after-cast.
aftercastle noun: Alternative form of aftcastle.
aftercataract noun: A medical condition of clouding of the posterior lens capsule implanted in the eye in cataract surgery.
afterchroming noun: The treatment of a tissue sample with chromate after staining
afterchurch adjective: After attending a church.
afterclap noun /ˈæftə(ɹ)klæp/: An additional adverse event that occurs unexpectedly after an earlier one was thought to be over and done with.
afterclause noun: A clause that occurs after another clause in a document.
aftercome noun: A subsequent result; consequence.
aftercomer noun: One coming after; a successor; (in the plural) posterity.
aftercoming adjective, noun: A following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.
afterconduct noun: Alternative form of after-conduct.
aftercontraction noun: A contraction of a muscle some time after a stimulus has ceased.
aftercool verb: To cool by means of an intercooler.
aftercooled adjective, verb: Fitted with an aftercooler. (of an engine etc.)
aftercooler noun: An intercooler located at the end of the supercharging chain.
aftercooling noun: The cooling of a gas subsequent to compression
aftercost noun: A subsequent expense related to but occurring after the source of an expenditure.
aftercourse noun: The course (sequence of events or actions) that follows something; subsequent course.
aftercrime noun: one of a series of "copycat" crimes that follow an initial one
aftercrop noun: A second crop in the same year.
aftercurrent noun: An electric current that is induced in a muscle when a constant current through it stops
afterdamp noun: Suffocating gases present in a coal mine after an explosion caused by firedamp, consisting of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen, and sometimes...
afterdated adjective: postdated
afterdays noun: Days that follow; a later time or period; (figuratively) people in the future.
afterdeal noun: Disadvantage.
afterdeck noun: The part of a ship's deck from amidships toward the stern.
afterdele noun: Alternative form of afterdeal.
afterdepolarisation noun: Alternative form of afterdepolarization.
afterdepolarization noun: An abnormal depolarization of a cardiac myocyte, potentially leading to arrhythmia.
afterdinner adjective: Following dinner.
afterdischarge noun: Any discharge that occurs after the cause or stimulus has ceased
afterdrop noun: A delayed decrease in body temperature as chilled blood returns from the extremities to the rest of the body.
aftereffect noun /ˈɑːftəɹ.ɪˌfɛkt/: Any delayed effect; an effect which is not immediately manifested.
afteregg noun: A meroblastic egg, ovum, or ovule which has acquired its store of foodyolk, or been otherwise modified from its original primitive condition as an egg-cell...
afterevent noun: An event that follows something; a subsequent or later event.
afterfeast noun: A lesser religious festival that follows another more significant festival.
afterfeather noun: The downy lower barbs of a feather.
afterfeed noun: Aftergrass used for feeding livestock.
afterfeel noun: A feeling experienced after and as a result of something, e.g. a sensation left in the mouth by a drink.
afterfest adjective: Occurring subsequent to a festival.
afterflow noun: Any flow or issue of fluid which continues after the expected cessation; a later or residual flow; drip.
afterfruit noun: Fruit produced or borne after a the usual growing season; (by extension) A result or outcome of a certain trial or event; product.
aftergame noun: A second game played to reverse the outcome of the first; the means employed after the first turn of affairs.
afterglow noun: The glow seen in the sky after sunset.
afterglowy adjective: Exhibiting afterglow; resembling or pertaining to (chiefly metaphorical) afterglow.
aftergrass noun: The grass that grows after the first crop has been mown.
aftergrowth noun: A second growth, seen in plants like crops or timber after harvesting.
afterguard noun: The seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of a ship, to attend the after-sails.
afterguardsman noun: A member of the afterguard on a sailing ship
afterhand adjective, adverb: Paid afterwards, rather than in advance.
afterhaps noun: subsequent happenings.
afterheat noun: Residual heat, such as that obtained from a nuclear reactor during aftercooling, or in cooking after the heat is switched off.
afterhind adverb: Afterward.
afterhours adjective: After opening hours, usually after midnight and before daybreak.
afterhyperpolarisation noun: Alternative form of afterhyperpolarization.
afterhyperpolarization noun: The hyperpolarizing phase of a neuron's action potential.
afterimage noun: An image which persists or remains in negative after the original stimulation has ended.
afterimagery noun: afterimages collectively
afterimpression noun: Alternative spelling of after-impression.
afterings noun /ˈæf.təɹ.ɪŋz/: The last milk that is obtained when milking a cow. Often considered the poorest quality of milk.
afterknowledge noun: Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
Afterlehen noun: A medieval fief, which a liege lord received then subsequently enfeoffed wholly or partially to a vassal or vassals.
afterlength noun: The shorter length of string between the bridge and the tailpiece of a stringed instrument, on the other side from that which is usually played.
afterlife noun /ˈɑːftəˌlaɪf/: A conscious existence after death; a supernatural life that follows one's natural life, in some worldviews.
afterlifetime noun: Life expectancy measured according to a general average, rather than for any given individual.
afterlight noun: Light that follows something, especially the dim light in the sky after the sun has fully set.
afterling adjective, noun: One who comes after or later; an aftercomer; one who is late.
afterload noun: The load on a working muscle from a constant opposing force
afterloading noun: A radiotherapy technique in which a hollow tube or applicator is implanted in the organ to be treated, and the source of radiation is loaded into it...
afterlook noun: A retrospective or secondary look; a backward look or glance; a review.
aftermarket noun, verb: The market for further goods and services, such as replacement parts and accessories, subsequent to the sale of a product such as an automobile or computer.
aftermast noun: A mast located towards the stern of a ship.
aftermatch adjective: postmatch
aftermath noun /ˈæf.tɚˌmæθ/: That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.
aftermeal adjective: Synonym of postprandial.
aftermentioned adjective: Mentioned afterwards.
aftermind noun: A new or changed way of thinking, often as a result of repentance; a renewed mind.
aftermost adjective, adverb: Nearest the stern of a vessel; farthest aft.
aftermovement noun: The movement of a limb following contraction of a muscle.
aftername noun: A designation which comes after a name, similar to, yet not necessarily equivalent to one's last name
afterness noun: The state or quality of being or coming after.
afternoon adverb, interjection, noun /ˌɑːf.təˈnuːn/: The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.
afternoon delight noun: Sexual intercourse or a sexual encounter had in the afternoon.
afternoon farmer noun: A lazy farmer who puts off work until absolutely necessary.
afternoon tea noun: A formal afternoon meal comprising light snacks, accompanied by tea.
afternooner noun: A person performing some activity in the afternoon.
afternoonified adjective: Smart, refined, or sophisticated.
afternoonish adjective, adverb: Resembling or characteristic of afternoon.
afternoons adverb, noun: Every afternoon.
afternote noun: A note appended after the main body of text.
afterpain noun: Pain that occurs or remains after an event, such as surgery (especially dental surgery), eating spicy food, or simply an initial, sharper pain.
afterpart noun: A rear part
afterparty noun: Alternative spelling of after-party.
afterpeak noun: The compartment nearest the stern in the hold of a ship
afterperception noun: perception of something, such as a sound or image, that is no longer present
afterpiece noun: An additional work following the main work; especially, a minor entertainment performed after a play.
afterplay noun: Affectionate interactions following a sexual act, such as cuddling, talking, or massaging.
afterpotential noun: A small, transitory electrical potential that follows, and is dependent upon the main potential produced when a nerve is stimulated; seen as a small...
afterpulse noun: A pulse (of energy) that follows some other event
afterpulsing noun: The production of afterpulses due to feedback in a photon detector
afterquake noun: Synonym of aftershock (“earthquake following another earthquake”).
afterreckoning noun: A judgment or settling of accounts that comes afterward.
afters noun: Dessert.
aftersail noun: Alternative form of after-sail.
aftersale adjective: After the sale of a product.
aftersales adjective: Alternative form of aftersale.
afterscent noun: A scent that follows something; a scent remaining after its source is no longer present.
afterschool adjective: Taking place immediately after school classes.
afterscript noun: A postscript.
aftersee verb: To see or witness after the fact or event; see in hindsight or retrospectively.
afterseen adjective, verb: Seen after the fact.
aftersensation noun: A delayed sensation; one arising significantly later than the stimulus that caused it.
aftersense noun: A perception that follows an experience; a subsequent sense.
afterset adjective, noun: That which is positioned after or behind.
aftershaft noun: An accessory plume arising from the posterior of the contour feathers of many birds.
aftershave noun: a lotion, gel, or liquid used after finishing shaving
aftershock noun /ˈæftɜɹʃɔk/: An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").
aftershow adjective, noun: Occurring after a show.
aftersight noun: hindsight
aftersign noun: An indication of a prior event or condition; a lingering sign or mark; that which remains
afterslip noun: A non-violent movement of the ground following an earthquake
aftersmile adjective, noun: A smile that follows something.
aftersound noun: A sound that persists or remains audible after its source has ceased to produce it; the perception of such a sound.
afterspike adjective: Following a spike (peak in some activity)
afterstory noun: A story told after the fact; an account of events which come after a story
afterstroke noun: A stroke which follows another
aftersummer noun: A short period after summer.
aftersun adjective, noun: Describing a cooling or moisturizing lotion applied to the skin after exposure to the sun, especially to soothe sunburn.
afterswarm noun: A swarm of bees that leaves the hive after the primary swarm.
afterswarming noun: The formation of an afterswarm of bees.
aftertale noun: Evil talk; slander; defamation.
aftertaste noun /ˈæftɚˌteɪst/: A taste of something that persists when it is no longer present.
aftertax adjective: Alternative spelling of after-tax.
aftertest noun: A test given or conducted at the conclusion of an experiment or trial.
afterthink verb: To think about after the fact, reflect on.
afterthinker noun: One who acts first and thinks afterwards.
afterthought noun, verb /ˈæft.ɚ.θɔt/: A reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient.
aftertime noun /ˈɑːf.təˌtaɪm/: A later time; the future.
aftertouch noun: Pressure sensitivity on an electronic synthesizer, allowing the musician to change the tone or sound of a note after it is struck.
aftertreat verb: To apply a treatment to (something) after some other process.
aftertreatment noun: A treatment applied after some other process.
aftertype noun: A type or figure which comes after or ensues another, often in semblance to or in imitation of them; a copy
afterview noun: A looking back; a retrospective view or thought.
aftervision noun: A vision seen afterward.
afterwar adjective /ˈɑːf.tə.wɔː/: Following a war.
afterward adverb /ˈɑːftə.wəd/: Alternative form of afterwards.
afterwardness noun: Alternative form of afterwardsness.
afterwards adverb /ˈɑːftə.wədz/: At a later or succeeding time; after that;
afterwardsness noun: The concept that an earlier event in one's life can later acquire a meaning.
afterwash noun: Synonym of backwash (“backward flow”).
afterwave noun: A wave (in literal and figurative senses) that follows something.
afterwhile adverb: Afterwards.
afterwisdom noun: Wisdom that comes too late, after something has already happened.
afterwise adjective: Wise after the fact.
afterwit noun: Wisdom which comes after the event.
afterwitted adjective: Characterized by afterwit; slow-witted.
afterword noun /ˈɑːf.tə.wɜːd/: an epilogue.
afterwork adjective: Alternative form of after-work.
afterworld noun: A supposed world that is entered after death; the realm of the afterlife.
afteryears noun: subsequent years
afther preposition: Pronunciation spelling of after.
aftmost adjective: Furthest aft, most sternward, as far back as possible.
aftn. noun: Abbreviation of afternoon.
Afton proper noun /ˈæf.tən/: A city in Iowa.
Aftonian adjective /æfˈtəʊ.ni.ən/: During the first interglacial period in North America, between the Kansan and Nebraskan glacial periods.
aftosa noun: foot-and-mouth disease
afts noun: Initialism of autonomous/automated/automatic flight termination system. A self-activating self-destruct system found on rockets
aftuh preposition: Pronunciation spelling of after.
aftward adjective, adverb: by, near, at, or towards, the stern
aftwards adverb: Alternative form of aftward.
afty noun: afternoon
afucosylate verb: To remove a fucosyl group from.
afucosylated adjective: Not fucosylated
AFUE noun: Initialism of annual fuel utilization efficiency.
afuega'l pitu noun: A strong unpasteurised soft cheese from Asturias, Spain, made from cow milk.
afuera interjection: used aggressively towards leftist and statist views as a form of get out!
Afula proper noun: A city in Israel.
afunction noun: Lack of function; failure to work properly.
afunctional adjective: Not functional.
afurolol noun: A beta blocker.
afutuzumab noun: A monoclonal antibody against CD20, used to treat lymphoma.
AFV noun: Initialism of armoured fighting vehicle.
afwillite noun: A calcium hydroxide nesosilicate mineral, occurring as glassy, colourless to white prismatic monoclinic crystals.
Afyon proper noun: Former name of Afyonkarahisar (“city”).
afzelechin noun: A flavonoid found in Bergenia ligulata.
afzelin noun: A flavonol glycoside, the rhamnoside of kaempferol, found in Nymphaea odorata (American white waterlily).
ag interjection, noun, prefix /ˈæɡ/: Clipping of agriculture.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under A: 47,274 words, in 158 parts.