noun
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the depression in the centre of the surface of the abdomen indicating the point of attachment of the umbilical cord to the embryo; navel; umbilicus.
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the central point or middle of any thing or place.
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the hub of a wheel; the nave.
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the point where rays of light, heat, etc. or waves of sound come together or from which they spread or seem to spread; focus.
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the plant Aconitum heterophyllum of Ranunculaceae family, the non-poisonous rhizome of which is regarded as antiperiodic and tonic.
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a close relation from paternal side.
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a king of kings; a supreme ruler; an emperor.
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a man belonging to the military caste.
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a substance with a strong, penetrating odour, obtained from a small sac (musk bag) under the skin of the abdomen in the male musk-deer; musk.
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(dance.) a sphere, on and around the navel, as one of the thirteen spheres of hand movement.