a cluster or tuft of things growing together; a bunch.

a bunch of cut flowers; a bouquet.

a collection of things of the same kind fastened or grouped together or regarded as belonging together; a group, multitude.

the hem of a dhōti, the lose, long cloth used to cover the portion below the navel of a man.

a single long cloth used to cover the privy parts, as by a male ascetic or, poor men in warm climates; a loin cloth.

the tree Acacia catechu (= Mimosa catechu) of Mimosae family; catechu.

a dark, astringent, resin-like substance, rich in tanin, extracted from that tree which is used with betel leaves and areca nut, and also in medicine, and for dyeing, tanning, etc.

(a nursery term) any (biting) insect.

to bite - a) to seize, pierce or cut with the teeth or with parts like jaws; b) to sting, as an insect.

to give a kiss to (a person or thing); touch or caress with the lips; to kiss.

(fig.) to feel the pang; to experience a sharp pain.

(fig.) to inflict pain; to cause another suffer pain.

to stick to; to get fastened to; to fit properly or tightly.

to wash; to clean by means of water.

an act or process of washing.

water in which the feet (of a respectable person) is washed.

water in which rice is washed before being cooked.

a small bite or portion of food; a morsel.

a mark of the teeth left when bitten; a dent made by biting.

a wound as made by cutting with a sharp instrument or biting with teeth; a dent made (on the surface) by or as by a blow.

the distress or suffering, mental or physical, caused by great anxiety, anguish, grief, disappointment, etc.; a pain.

a piece removed from a whole by biting or cutting.

the hem or end of a dhōti or a sari tucked into the waist-band.

a single long cloth used to cover the privy parts, as by a male ascetic or, poor men in warm climates; a loin cloth.

a waist-band or a thread tied around the waiste.

the external genital organs of a female animal (as of a cow, buffalo, etc.).

a wedge that fastens the handle to the plough.

a quarrel - a) a dispute or disagreement, esp. one marked by anger and deep resentment; b) a falling out; breaking up of friendly relations.