noun
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the bone framework or skeleton of the head, esp. that part enclosing the brain, in people; the skull.
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the hard upper shell of a tortoise; the carapace.
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a large deep bowl-shaped vessel for boiling over an open fire; an ornamental vessel resembling this; a cauldron.
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a beggar's bowl; an alms-vessel.
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a light portable device for protection against rain, strong sun, etc., consisting of a usu. circular canopy of cloth mounted by means of a collapsible metal frame on a central stick; an umbrella.
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a broken piece of an earthen-pot.
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a man who steals, esp. secretly and without violence; a thief.
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a wicked man.
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name of a province in India.