Affright (n.) The act of frightening; also, a cause of terror; an object of dread.
Affrightedly (adv.) With fright.
Affrighten (v. t.) To frighten.
Affrighter (n.) One who frightens.
Affrightful (a.) Terrifying; frightful.
Affrightment (n.) Affright; the state of being frightened; sudden fear or alarm.
Affronted (imp. & p. p.) of Affront
Affronting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Affront
Affront (v. t.) To front; to face in position; to meet or encounter face to face.
Affront (v. t.) To face in defiance; to confront; as, to affront death; hence, to meet in hostile encounter.
Affront (v. t.) To offend by some manifestation of disrespect; to insult to the face by demeanor or language; to treat with marked incivility.
Affront (n.) An encounter either friendly or hostile.
Affront (n.) Contemptuous or rude treatment which excites or justifies resentment; marked disrespect; a purposed indignity; insult.
Affront (n.) An offense to one's self-respect; shame.
Affronte (a.) Face to face, or front to front; facing.
Affrontedly (adv.) Shamelessly.
Affrontee (n.) One who receives an affront.
Affronter (n.) One who affronts, or insults to the face.
Affrontingly (adv.) In an affronting manner.
Affrontive (a.) Tending to affront or offend; offensive; abusive.
Affrontiveness (n.) The quality that gives an affront or offense.
Affused (imp. & p. p.) of Affuse
Affusing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Affuse
Affuse (v. t.) To pour out or upon.
Affusion (n.) The act of pouring upon, or sprinkling with a liquid, as water upon a child in baptism.
Affusion (n.) The act of pouring water or other fluid on the whole or a part of the body, as a remedy in disease.
Affied (imp. & p. p.) of Affy
Affying (p. pr.) of Affy
Affy (v. t.) To confide (one's self to, or in); to trust.
Affy (v. t.) To betroth or espouse; to affiance.
Affy (v. t.) To bind in faith.
Affy (v. i.) To trust or confide.
Afghan (a.) Of or pertaining to Afghanistan.
Afghan (n.) A native of Afghanistan.
Afghan (n.) A kind of worsted blanket or wrap.
Afield (adv.) To, in, or on the field.
Afield (adv.) Out of the way; astray.
Afire (adv. & a.) On fire.
Aflame (adv. & a.) Inflames; glowing with light or passion; ablaze.
Aflat (adv.) Level with the ground; flat.
Aflaunt (adv. & a.) In a flaunting state or position.
Aflicker (adv. & a.) In a flickering state.
Afloat (adv. & a.) Borne on the water; floating; on board ship.
Afloat (adv. & a.) Moving; passing from place to place; in general circulation; as, a rumor is afloat.
Afloat (adv. & a.) Unfixed; moving without guide or control; adrift; as, our affairs are all afloat.
Aflow (adv. & a.) Flowing.
Aflush (adv. & a.) In a flushed or blushing state.
Aflush (adv. & a.) On a level.
Aflutter (adv. & a.) In a flutter; agitated.
Afoam (adv. & a.) In a foaming state; as, the sea is all afoam.
Afoot (adv.) On foot.
Afoot (adv.) Fig.: In motion; in action; astir; in progress.
Afore (adv.) Before.
Afore (adv.) In the fore part of a vessel.
Afore (prep.) Before (in all its senses).
Afore (prep.) Before; in front of; farther forward than; as, afore the windlass.
Aforecited (a.) Named or quoted before.
Aforegoing (a.) Going before; foregoing.
Aforehand (adv.) Beforehand; in anticipation.
Aforehand (a.) Prepared; previously provided; -- opposed to behindhand.
Aforementioned (a.) Previously mentioned; before-mentioned.
Aforenamed (a.) Named before.
Aforesaid (a.) Said before, or in a preceding part; already described or identified.
Aforethought (a.) Premeditated; prepense; previously in mind; designed; as, malice aforethought, which is required to constitute murder.
Aforethought (n.) Premeditation.
Aforetime (adv.) In time past; formerly.
A fortiori () With stronger reason.
Afoul (adv. & a.) In collision; entangled.
Afraid (p. a.) Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive.
Afreet (n.) Same as Afrit.
Afresh (adv.) Anew; again; once more; newly.
Afric (a.) African.
Afric (n.) Africa.
African (a.) Of or pertaining to Africa.
African (n.) A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.
Africander (n.) One born in Africa, the offspring of a white father and a "colored" mother. Also, and now commonly in Southern Africa, a native born of European settlers.
Africanism (n.) A word, phrase, idiom, or custom peculiar to Africa or Africans.
Africanize (v. t.) To place under the domination of Africans or negroes.
Afrit (n.) Alt. of Afreet
Afrite (n.) Alt. of Afreet
Afreet (n.) A powerful evil jinnee, demon, or monstrous giant.
Afront (adv.) In front; face to face.
Afront (prep.) In front of.
Aft (adv. & a.) Near or towards the stern of a vessel; astern; abaft.
After (a.) Next; later in time; subsequent; succeeding; as, an after period of life.
After (a.) Hinder; nearer the rear.
After (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.
After (prep.) Behind in place; as, men in line one after another.
After (prep.) Below in rank; next to in order.
After (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.
After (prep.) Subsequent to and in consequence of; as, after what you have said, I shall be careful.
After (prep.) Subsequent to and notwithstanding; as, after all our advice, you took that course.
After (prep.) Moving toward from behind; following, in search of; in pursuit of.
After (prep.) Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to; as, to look after workmen; to inquire after a friend; to thirst after righteousness.
After (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.
After (prep.) According to; in accordance with; in conformity with the nature of; as, he acted after his kind.
After (prep.) According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting.
After (adv.) Subsequently in time or place; behind; afterward; as, he follows after.
Afterbirth (n.) The placenta and membranes with which the fetus is connected, and which come away after delivery.
Aftercast (n.) A throw of dice after the game in ended; hence, anything done too late.