a bent piece of wire, usu. barbed and baited, for catching fish; a fish-hook.

(fig.) anything used as a lure; an enticement.

(fig.) a tricky method for achieving a purpose; an angle.

the quality of being aggressively assertive, presumptuous or overbearing; arrogance.

a jungle-fowl; gallus sonnerati.

pleasing to hear; sounding sweet; melodious.

to grow or become ripe; to ripen well.

to advance in age; to become old.

to lose strength, vigor, etc. (as in advanced age).

a thick liquid food made by boiling rice, ragi (finger millet) or jowar flour in water; a kind of porridge.

soft mud; slush; soggy earth; clay.

(dial.) the sap of some kinds of palm, fermented to produce arrack; toddy.

the act or an instance of stealing; theft.

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a person guilty of or likely to commit great crimes; an evil or wicked person; a scoundrel; a villain.

a man unable to speak, usu. because of a congenital defect or deafness; a dumb man.