the water in which rice is washed before being cooked.

a bag like mammary organ containing two or more glands, each with a separate teat, as in cows and a few other female animals; the udder; the dug.

an ear ornament with a ruby inlaid into it.

a covering of wool, leather, cotton, etc., for the hand, worn esp. for protection against cold or dirt, and usu. having separate cover for each finger and the thumb.

a bag, usu. of leather or cloth, held in the hand and used to carry small quantity or number of items; a hand bag.

(dial.) a piece taken out from a whole (esp. a piece of a fruit, vegetable, etc.).

the state or condition of being dry; dryness.

a thin, shrill, long sound; a piercing, high-pitched tone.

a woman of iniquitous, wicked nature.

a waste piece of cloth, esp. one that is old or torn; rag.

a man in rags.

(fig.) a very poor man.

the act or fact of boiling.

a plant.

a bad, immoral tendency or inclination of the mind.

a person having such a tendency.

(fire) to extinguish.

a man who habitually lies.

a man who is excessively proud of himself or given to vanity.

a person who often gets drunk; a drunkard; an inebriate.