| afterbirth | (noun) the placenta and fetal membranes that are expelled from the uterus after the baby is born | - |
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| afterburner | (noun) a device that injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust | - |
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| aftercare | (noun) care and treatment of a convalescent patient | - |
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| afterdamp | (noun) a toxic mixture of gases (including carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide and nitrogen) after an explosion of firedamp in a mine | - |
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| afterdeck | (noun) a deck abaft of midships | - |
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| aftereffect | (noun) any result that follows its cause after an interval | - |
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| (noun) a delayed effect of a drug or therapy | - |
| afterglow | (noun) the pleasure of remembering some pleasant event | - |
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| (noun) a glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset | - |
| afterimage | (noun) an image (usually a negative image) that persists after stimulation has ceased | Synonyms: aftersensation |
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| afterlife | (noun) life after death | Synonyms: hereafter |
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| aftermath | (noun) the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual | Synonyms: consequence |
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| (noun) the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) | Synonyms: backwash, wake |
| afternoon | (noun) a conventional expression of greeting or farewell, used to wish someone a good afternoon | Synonyms: good afternoon |
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| (noun) the part of the day between noon and evening | - |
| afterpains | (noun) pains felt by a woman after her baby is born; associated with contractions of the uterus | - |
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| afterpiece | (noun) a brief dramatic piece (usually comic) presented after a play | - |
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| afters | (noun) a dish served as the last course of a meal | Synonyms: dessert, sweet |
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| aftersensation | (noun) an image (usually a negative image) that persists after stimulation has ceased | Synonyms: afterimage |
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| aftershaft | (noun) a supplementary feather (usually small) on the underside of the base of the shaft of some feathers in some birds | - |
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| aftershock | (noun) a tremor (or one of a series of tremors) occurring after the main shock of an earthquake | - |
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| aftertaste | (noun) an afterimage of a taste | - |
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| afterthought | (noun) an addition that was not included in the original plan | - |
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| (noun) thinking again about a choice previously made | Synonyms: reconsideration, rethink, second thought |
| afterworld | (noun) the place where you are after you die | - |
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| crafter | (noun) a creator of great skill in the manual arts | Synonyms: craftsman |
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| crofter | (noun) an owner or tenant of a small farm in Great Britain | - |
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| drafter | (noun) a writer of a draft | - |
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| drifter | (noun) a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support | Synonyms: clochard, floater, vagabond, vagrant |
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| grifter | (noun) a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud | Synonyms: chiseler, chiseller, defrauder, gouger, scammer, swindler |
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| hereafter | (noun) the time yet to come | Synonyms: future, futurity, time to come |
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| (noun) life after death | Synonyms: afterlife |
| lifter | (noun) an athlete who lifts barbells | Synonyms: weightlifter |
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| (noun) a thief who steals goods that are in a store | Synonyms: booster, shoplifter |
| midafternoon | (noun) the middle part of the afternoon | - |
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| rafter | (noun) one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof | Synonyms: balk, baulk |
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| (noun) someone who travels by raft | Synonyms: raftman, raftsman |
| sceneshifter | (noun) a stagehand responsible for moving scenery | Synonyms: shifter |
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| shifter | (noun) a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears | Synonyms: gear lever, gearshift, gearstick |
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| (noun) a stagehand responsible for moving scenery | Synonyms: sceneshifter |
| shirtlifter | (noun) a homosexual man | Synonyms: gay man |
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| shoplifter | (noun) a thief who steals goods that are in a store | Synonyms: booster, lifter |
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| sifter | (noun) a household sieve (as for flour) | - |
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| snifter | (noun) a globular glass with a small top; used for serving brandy | Synonyms: brandy glass, brandy snifter |
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| weightlifter | (noun) an athlete who lifts barbells | Synonyms: lifter |
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