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a ring of light that seems to encircle the sun, moon, etc.
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a plane figure bounded by single curved line, every point of which is equally distant from the centre point; a circle.
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a thing made just like another.
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a reflecting surface originally of polished metal but now usu. of glass with a silvery, metallic or amalgam backing; a mirror.
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an idol (as of a deity).
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the vine Coccina cordifolia ( = C. indica, = Bryonia grandis, = Momordica monadelpha) of Cucurbitaceae family.
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its edible fruit.
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the lizard Calotes veriscolar of Chamaeleontidae family with an angular head, prehensile tail, eyes that move independently of each other, a long, agile tongue for catching prey, the ability to change skin colour rapidly; common chameleon; the garden lizard.
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a ray of light.
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the sky.
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water falling from the clouds; rain.
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a bow or arc of prismatic colours appearing in the heavens opposite the sun and caused by the refraction and reflection of the suṇs rays in drops of rain; a rainbow.
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a woven fabric.