Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary -- Volume AB

Aft"er·most (?), a. superl. [OE. eftemest, AS. æftemest,akin to Gothic aftumist and aftuma, the last, orig. a superlative of of, with the superlative endings -te, -me, -st.]

1. Hindmost; -- opposed to foremost.

2. (Naut.) Nearest the stern; most aft.

Aft"er·noon" (?), n. The part of the day which follows noon, between noon and evening.

Aft"er-note`(?), n. (Mus.) One of the small notes occur on the unaccented parts of the measure, taking their time from the preceding note.

Aft"er·pains` (?), n. pl. (Med.) The pains which succeed childbirth, as in expelling the afterbirth.

Aft"er·piece` (?), n.

1. A piece performed after a play, usually a farce or other small entertainment.

2. (Naut.) The heel of a rudder.

Aft"er-sails`(?), n. pl. (Naut.) The sails on the mizzenmast, or on the stays between the mainmast and mizzenmast. Totten.

Aft"er·sen·sa`tion (?), n. (Psychol.) A sensation or sense impression following the removal of a stimulus producing a primary sensation, and reproducing the primary sensation in positive, negative, or complementary form. The aftersensation may be continuous with the primary sensation or follow it after an interval.

Aft"er·shaft` (?), n. (Zoöl.) The hypoptilum.

Aft"er·taste` (?), n. A taste which remains in the mouth after eating or drinking.

Aft"er·thought` (?), n. Reflection after an act; later or subsequent thought or expedient.

Aft"er·wards (?), Aft"er·ward (?), adv. [AS. æfteweard, a., behind. See Aft, and -ward (suffix). The final s in afterwards is adverbial, orig. a genitive ending.] At a later or succeeding time.