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n. a group of followers or enthusiasts

n. the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"

following

adj. going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction; "the crowd of following cars made the occasion seem like a parade"; "tried to outrun the following footsteps"

following

adj. in the desired direction; "a following wind"

undermentioned

adj. about to be mentioned or specified; "the following items"

constituency

n. the body of voters who elect a representative for their area

society

n. an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

suite, cortege, retinue, entourage

n. the group following and attending to some important person

convoy

n. a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships

business, patronage, clientele

n. customers collectively; "they have an upper class clientele"

world, public, populace

n. people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public"

ditch

n. a long narrow excavation in the earth

channel, sound

n. a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels; "the ship went aground in the channel"

gutter, trough

n. a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater

moat, fosse

n. ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water

furrow

n. a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)

gully

n. deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)

rut

n. a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)

hunt, hunting

n. the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport

athletics

n. an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

pursuit, hunt, quest

n. (search)

hunt, search

n. the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone

subsequent, succeeding

adj. following in time or order; "subsequent developments"

subsequent, succeeding

adj. following in time or order; "subsequent developments"

coming, future day

adj. yet to come; "coming generations"; "a future-day Gibbon of Macaulay"

future, succeeding, next

adj. (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president"

next, adjacent, juxtaposed, cheek by jowl, side by side

adj. nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side"

resultant, consequent, ensuant, resulting, sequent

adj. following as an effect or result; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable"; "the health of the plants and the resulting flowers"

serial, sequent, consecutive, sequential, successive

adj. in regular succession without gaps; "serial concerts"

future, later, ulterior

adj. coming at a subsequent time or stage; "the future president entered college at the age of 16"; "awaiting future actions on the bill"; "later developments"; "without ulterior argument"

mild

adj. mild and pleasant; "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth"; "a soft breeze"

apres-ski, après-ski

adj. concerned with designed for use after skiing: "apres-ski wear"

back-to-back, consecutive

adj. one after the other; "back-to-back home runs"

ensuing

adj. following immediately and as a result of what went before; "ensuing events confirmed the prediction"

following, next

adj. immediately following in time or order; "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list"

post

adj. (prefix) coming after: "postmillennial"; "postgraduate"

postmortem

adj. after death or after an event; "a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death"; "the postmortem discussion of the President's TV address"

apres-ski, après-ski

adj. concerned with designed for use after skiing: "apres-ski wear"

back-to-back, consecutive

adj. one after the other; "back-to-back home runs"

ensuing

adj. following immediately and as a result of what went before; "ensuing events confirmed the prediction"

following, undermentioned

adj. about to be mentioned or specified; "the following items"

post

adj. (prefix) coming after: "postmillennial"; "postgraduate"

postmortem

adj. after death or after an event; "a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death"; "the postmortem discussion of the President's TV address"

leading

adj. going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way; "we rode in the leading car"; "the leading edge of technology"

preceding

adj. existing or coming before

past

adj. earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"

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