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afrocarpus falcata |
afront |
afropavo |
afropavo congensis |
afspc |
aft
| after
| after a fashion
| after all
| after damp
| after hours
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aft
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective aft has 1 sense
- aft(a = adj.all) Array - (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail; Array Antonym: fore
Adverbial aft has 1 sense
- aft(r = adv.all) abaft, astern - at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane; "stow the luggage aft"; "ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft"; "the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about" Antonym: fore
CIDE DICTIONARY
aft, adv. & a. [AS. æftan behind; orig. superl. of of, off. See After.].
Near or towards the stern of a vessel; astern; abaft. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
aft, adv. Naut. & Aeron. at or towards the stern or tail.
Etymology
prob. f. ME baft: see ABAFT
THESAURUS
aft
abaft, after, aftermost, astern, back, backward, baft, fore and aft, hind, hinder, hindermost, hindhand, hindmost, posterior, postern, rear, rearmost, rearward, retrograde, tailROGET THESAURUS
aft
Rear
N rear, back, posteriority, rear rank, rear guard, background, hinterland, occiput, nape, chine, heels, tail, rump, croup, buttock, posteriors, backside scut, breech, dorsum, loin, dorsal region, lumbar region, hind quarters, aitchbone, natch, natch bone, stern, poop, afterpart, heelpiece, crupper, wake, train, reverse, other side of the shield, back, rear, hind, hinder, hindmost, hindermost, postern, posterior, dorsal, after, caudal, lumbar, mizzen, tergal, behind, in the rear, in the background, behind one's back, at the heels of, at the tail of, at the back of, back to back, after, aft, abaft, astern, sternmost, aback, rearward, ogni medaglia ha il suo rovescio, the other side of the coin.
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