noun
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the process of growing or developing; gradual development toward maturity; growth; development.
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the castor plant (Ricinus communis of Euphorbiacae family).
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a lid, cover of a container, tin, box, etc.
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(archit.) a type of building that does not have a door on southern side.
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a problem or puzzle in the form of a question, statement, etc. so formulated that some ingenuity is required to solve or answer it; a riddle; a conundrum.
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(dance.) a posture in which the back portions of both the feet are are kept across bringing the heels together.
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(dance.) a posing with both the hands crossing each other and the palms kept straight in line with the respective hands, little finger raised, the thumb pressed to the forefinger, while other three fingers are bent as to keep them parallel to the ground.
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Mahāvīra, the twenty fourth spiritual jaina teacher wo revitalised jainism.