the tree Memecylon umbellatum ( = M. edule) of Melastomataceae family; iron wood tree.

the fleshy side of a person of animal from the ribs to the hip; the flank.

looseness; laxity; bagginess.

any of various decapods with four pairs of legs, one pair of pincers, a flattish shell, and a short, broad abdomen folded under its thorax; a crab.

not deep; superficial; shallow.

(dial.) thick bamboo splits used crosswise in making the roof of a house.

to die; to stop living; to become dead.

to cease to be seen; to go out of sight.

to destroy; to spoil; to obliterate.

destruction; ruin.

meanness; base quality.

that quantity of liquid (esp. oil) that sticks to the measuring vessel.

the tender feeling for another; love; affection.