(prep.) Behind in place; as, men in line one after another.
(prep.) Below in rank; next to in order.
(a.) Next; later in time; subsequent; succeeding; as, an after period of life.
(a.) Hinder; nearer the rear.
(a.) To ward the stern of the ship; -- applied to any object in the rear part of a vessel; as the after cabin, after hatchway.
(prep.) Later in time; subsequent; as, after supper, after three days. It often precedes a clause. Formerly that was interposed between it and the clause.
(prep.) Subsequent to and in consequence of; as, after what you have said, I shall be careful.
(prep.) Subsequent to and notwithstanding; as, after all our advice, you took that course.
(prep.) Moving toward from behind; following, in search of; in pursuit of.
(prep.) Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to; as, to look after workmen; to inquire after a friend; to thirst after righteousness.
(prep.) 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.
(prep.) According to; in accordance with; in conformity with the nature of; as, he acted after his kind.
(prep.) According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting.
(adv.) Subsequently in time or place; behind; afterward; as, he follows after.
Example Sentences:
Aftertaste
Definition:
(n.) A taste which remains in the mouth after eating or drinking.
Example Sentences:
(1) So while I still like my Pebble (I've set it to show when I get a call; texts are in the past), there's a bitter aftertaste.
(2) It comes, as it should, in a bag of liquid, and is firm to the touch but with a good level of gentle fluffiness inside and a delicate, creamy aftertaste.
(3) No serious side effects were noted other than a "fishy aftertaste."
(4) "It's sweet and there's acidity and depth of flavour and it's clean, you drink it and you get the full flavour but there's no lingering aftertaste.
(5) In my opinion, it has a dry, tinny, bitter aftertaste.
(6) And while I am thrilled that a percentage of these funds goes towards research, I can't get rid of this foul aftertaste.
(7) You'll unwillingly savour it all, and the aftertaste will linger on your mind's tongue for several hours afterwards.
(8) The crickets had a slightly fishy aftertaste and the buffalo worms a metallic one.
(9) Zero Dark Thirty slakes a thirst for vengeance and leaves an aftertaste of gall.
(10) Six users of zinc reported nausea (versus no placebo users), and eight reported an unpleasant taste or aftertaste (versus one placebo user).
(11) It is widely accepted within rail industry circles that a renegotiation of the west coast franchise in 2006 left a bitter aftertaste for some at the DfT.
(12) It left a bitter aftertaste and the new project has had to work hard to rebuild people’s trust that windpower could serve the needs of the community rather than major commercial developers.
(13) Google prides itself on being a company of engineers, and – despite all its bells and whistles – the Nexus One still leaves behind an aftertaste of nerdiness.
(14) Blends of this dipeptide with (i) sodium saccharin, (ii) sodium saccharin and sucrose, and (iii) sodium saccharin, sucrose, and calcium cyclamate did not differ significantly from 4 or 12 percent sucrose in bitterness, off-flavors, or aftertaste.
(15) The proteins monellin and thaumatin, as well as the chalcone glycoside, neohesperidin dihydrochalcone, all have long aftertastes and thus tended to fall proximate to one another.
(16) On 'Pinktober': While I support awareness initiatives, especially for serious illnesses, breast cancer awareness month here in the US has a slightly foul aftertaste of what we call a Hallmark holiday.
(17) Benignly billed as a “memoir”, it leaves a sense of grubby prurience, of things one would wish to but can never un-know and a bitter aftertaste.
(18) On the other hand, Cantor's lack of personal charm probably didn't mean much in terms of the race – though you can see how years of terse brush-offs to reporters has already given the coverage a particularly giddy aftertaste.
(19) Xinjiang beer aficionados said the IPA’s “floral aftertaste” meant it compared favourably with the local lager, Dawusu.
(20) Our findings support anecdotal observations and claims often made by parents that cephalosporin antimicrobial suspensions taste good and are readily accepted by children and that penicillin suspensions have an unpleasant taste and aftertaste and are poorly accepted.