that which is strengthless, sapless, hence, useless.

the dry outer covering of various grain; husk.

a husk without having a grain developed within.

a hole in a rock or in the stem or big branch of a tree.

the quality or fact of being vain or excessively proud of oneself or one's qualities or possessions; vanity.

having an empty space or only air, within it; having a cavity inside; not solid.

not real or meaningful; empty or worthless.

(hist.) a unit of weight (equal to three tolas).

a unit of time, equal to twenty four seconds.

(hist.) a unit of capacity.

the flesh of animals used as food; meant.

any of several grasses.

the creeper Trichosanthes cucumerina of Cucurbitaceae family.

its gourd.

a baseless accusation or vilification.

a driving out or away of a dog.

that which is blamable, censurable.

deep trouble or misery.

any undesired, uncultivated plant, esp. one growing in profusion so as to crowd out a desired crop; a weed.

the second crop growing from the root after the crop is cut almost to the ground level.

a kind of good quality cloth.

a practice so long established that it has the force of law; a custom.

the part of the face between the eyebrows and the line where the hair normally begins; the forehead.

the share of a plough; a ploughshare.

a forest; jungle; woods.

a kind of wild plant.

(only as the first word in a compound) old.