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| after |
later in time; subsequent. [2/12 definitions] |
| afterward |
at a subsequent time; subsequently. |
| Alex Haley |
a U.S. author celebrated for his pulitzer prize-winning work of historical fiction, Roots: The Saga of an American Family (1976), a publication whose subsequent television broadcast adaptation spawned a national discussion about race and race relations (b.1921--d.1992). |
| ampoule |
a small, sealable glass or plastic bulb used for sterile storage of material, esp. for subsequent analysis or hypodermic injection. |
| booster |
a subsequent dose of a vaccine given to supplement and effectuate the original dose. [1/4 definitions] |
| downward |
to a subsequent time. [1/3 definitions] |
| halo effect |
a favorable impression of a person or thing, formed from previous experience and applied, perhaps inappropriately, to subsequent actions or events. [1/2 definitions] |
| layaway plan |
a method of purchasing in which a buyer makes a down payment on an item but does not take possession of it until the entire price has been paid, usu. in subsequent regular installments. |
| nor |
used to introduce a subsequent negative statement, esp. after a phrase using "neither". [1/2 definitions] |
| preshrunk |
of fabric or articles of clothing, shrunk during manufacture to reduce or prevent shrinkage during subsequent laundering. |
| redraft |
a second or subsequent draft of a blueprint, plan, legislative bill, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| reprint |
a printing subsequent to the original one, as of a book or stamp. [1/3 definitions] |
| sequent |
following in time or order; succeeding; subsequent. [1/3 definitions] |
| shoebox |
a box designed for holding a pair of shoes, often used in one's home, subsequent to a shoe purchase, for storing other items. |
| sustainable agriculture |
a method of agriculture that allows a farmer to produce crops and raise livestock without damaging the farm as an ecosystem, thus allowing for a conserved or improved natural resource base to be passed on to subsequent generations of farmers. |
| three-point play |
in basketball, a play in which a player is fouled while making a two-point basket and then scores another point on the subsequent free throw. |
| ulterior |
occurring at a later time; subsequent. [1/3 definitions] |
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