S: (n) aftermath, wake, backwash (the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)) "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"
S: (n) consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot (a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon) "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"
S: (n) phenomenon (any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning)
S: (n) process, physical process (a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states) "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls"