a device for taking photographs, consisting essentially of a closed box containing a sensitised plate or film on which an image is formed when light enters the box through a lens or hole; a camera.

to get astonished; to be seized or filled with wonder; to feel amazement; to marvel.

to lose one's dexterity of adroitness.

the act of hiding or providing a shade with one's hand.

the plant Boerhaavia diffusa ( = B. procumbens, = B. repens) of Nyctaginaceae family; the spreading hog weed.

to become more or excessive.

to go beyond one's control.

a particular posture in dancing; (a holding one's hand over one's eyebrows depicting a looking at a thing or person at a distance, waiting for someone's arrival, etc.

a man who has dedicated his life to a king for money; a soldier.

to be surprised; to be seized or filled with wonder; to feel amazement.

to lose one's skill, dexterousness or deftness.