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the mature female of domestic cattle of the genus Bos.
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the mature male of domestic cattle; an ox.
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the sun.
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the moon.
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any of the luminous celestial objects in the sky; a star.
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any of the thin lines or beams, of light that appear to come from a bright source; a ray of light.
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the apparent blue arch over the earth; the sky.
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heaven or the celestial regions.
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the planet that we live on; the earth.
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a natural raised part of the earth's surface, usu. rising more or less abruptly; a hill or mountain.
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a woody perennial plant with one main stem or trunk which develops many branches, usu. at some height above the ground; a tree.
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water.
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a ridge or swell moving along the surface of a liquid or body of water as a result of disturbance, as by wind; a wave.
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any of a class (Aves) of warmblooded, two-legged, egg-laying vertebrates with feathers and wings; a bird.
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any of several gallinaceous birds of the genera Pavo, the male of which is distinguished by its long, erectile, greenish, iridescent tail coverts that are brilliantly marked with ocellated spots and that can be spread in a fan; the pea-fowl.
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(myth.) any of the regents or guardians of the quarters of the world.
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the Hindu Goddess of Learning and Speech; Sarasvati.
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something that is spoken; an utterance; a speech.
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the organ of sight; the eye.
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the front or under part of a vertebrate body from the breastbone to the pelvis, containing the abdominal viscera; the abdomen; the belly.
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hair growing on the body.
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one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, antelopes, etc.; a horn.
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the region of any of the principal points of the compass or divisions of the horizon; a quarter or direction.
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a slender, straight, usu. pointed, missile to be shot from a bow and equipped with feathers at the end of the shaft near the nock, for controlling flight; an arrow.
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(myth.) the weapon of Indra, the chief of gods, that can even split mountains.
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any of the sense organs of the body.