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
• PREVENIENCE
  The act of going before; anticipation.
• IMPREVENTABILITY
  The state or quality of being impreventable.
• 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.