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afterburns

afterburns is the plural of afterburn.

Meaning of afterburn

Noun

afterburn (countable and uncountable, plural afterburns)

  1. The burning of further calories after the end of a period of vigorous exercise.
    Synonyms:
    EPOC
  2. The practice of criticizing a person after they have left, or stopped contributing to the conversation.

Questions about afterburns

What is afterburns the plural of?
Afterburns is the plural of afterburn.

Words near afterburns in the dictionary

  1. afterburdens
  2. afterburn
  3. afterburner
  4. afterburners
  5. afterburning
  6. afterburns
  7. afterburst
  8. afterbursts
  9. afterburthen
  10. afterburthens
  11. aftercabin

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