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Word Meanings - AFTERNOON - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The part of the day which follows noon, between noon and evening.

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  • EVENMINDED
    Having equanimity.
  • EVENT
    1. That which comes, arrives, or happens; that which falls out; any incident, good or bad. "The events of his early years." Macaulay. To watch quietly the course of events. Jowett There is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked. Eccl. ix.
  • EVENTILATION
    The act of eventilating; discussion. Bp. Berkely.
  • WHICHEVER; WHICHSOEVER
    Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town.
  • EVENTFUL
    Full of, or rich in, events or incidents; as, an eventful journey; an eventful period of history; an eventful period of life.
  • EVENTIDE
    The time of evening; evening. Spenser.
  • EVENTRATION
    A tumor containing a large portion of the abdominal viscera, occasioned by relaxation of the walls of the abdomen. A wound, of large extent, in the abdomen, through which the greater part of the intestines protrude. The act af disemboweling.
  • WHICH
    the root of hwa who + lic body; hence properly, of what sort or kind; akin to OS. hwilik which, OFries. hwelik, D. welk, G. welch, OHG. welih, hwelih, Icel. hvilikr, Dan. & Sw. hvilken, Goth. hwileiks, 1. Of what sort or kind; what; what a; who.
  • EVENTLESS
    Without events; tame; monotomous; marked by nothing unusual; uneventful.
  • EVENER
    1. One who, or that which makes even. 2. In vehicles, a swinging crossbar, to the ends of which other crossbars, or whiffletrees, are hung, to equalize the draught when two or three horses are used abreast.
  • EVENE
    To happen. Hewyt.
  • EVENTUALLY
    In an eventual manner; finally; ultimately.
  • EVENTUALITY
    Disposition to take cognizance of events. (more info) 1. The coming as a consequence; contingency; also, an event which comes as a consequence.
  • EVENFALL
    Beginning of evening. "At the quiet evenfall." Tennyson.
  • EVENLY
    With an even, level, or smooth surface; without roughness, elevations, or depression; uniformly; equally; comfortably; impartially; serenely.
  • EVENHAND
    Equality. Bacon.
  • EVENHANDED
    Fair or impartial; unbiased. "Evenhanded justice." Shak. -- E"ven*hand`ed*ly, adv. -- E"ven*hand`ed*ness, n.
  • EVENTERATE
    To rip open; todisembowel. Sir. T. Brown.
  • BETWEEN
    betweónum; prefix be- by + a form fr. AS. twa two, akin to Goth. 1. In the space which separates; betwixt; as, New York is between Boston and Philadelphia. 2. Used in expressing motion from one body or place to another; from one to another of
  • EVENTOGNATHI
    An order of fishes including a vast number of freshwater species such as the carp, loach, chub, etc.
  • IMPREVENTABLE
    Not preventable; invitable.
  • PREVENTATIVE
    That which prevents; -- incorrectly used instead of preventive.
  • SEVENNIGHT
    A week; any period of seven consecutive days and nights. See Sennight.
  • REVENDICATION
    The act of revendicating. Vattel
  • IMPREVENTABILITY
    The state or quality of being impreventable.
  • PREVENIENCE
    The act of going before; anticipation.
  • PREVENTABLE
    Capable of being prevented or hindered; as, preventable diseases.
  • PREVENTINGLY
    So as to prevent or hinder.
  • UNSEVEN
    To render other than seven; to make to be no longer seven. "To unseven the sacraments of the church of Rome." Fuller.
  • PREVENT
    1. To go before; to precede; hence, to go before as a guide; to direct. We which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 1 Thess. iv. 15. We pray thee that thy grace may always prevent and follow
  • SEVENFOLD
    Repeated seven times; having seven thicknesses; increased to seven times the size or amount. "Sevenfold rage." Milton.
  • REVENGING
    Executing revenge; revengeful. -- Re*ven"ging*ly, adv. Shak.
  • STEVEN
    1. Voice; speech; language. Ye have as merry a steven As any angel hath that is in heaven. Chaucer. 2. An outcry; a loud call; a clamor. Spenser. To set steven, to make an appointment. They setten steven for to meet To playen at the
  • PREVENTABILITY
    The quality or state of being preventable.

 

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