the plant Lawsonia inermis ( = L. alba) of Lythraceae family; a kind of henna plant, the leaves of which are used make a dye for decorating hands and feet.

a woman whois not mild or quiet or gentle; a boisterous, adamant woman.

a lash attached to a stick for urging on animals or punishing etc.; a whip.

the action of a person or thing that whips; esp., a flogging or beating, as in punishment.

a lash attached to a stick for urging on animals or punishing etc.; a whip.

the action of a person or thing that whips; esp., a flogging or beating, as in punishment.

the plant Lawsonia inermis ( = L. alba) of Lythraceae family; a kind of henna plant, the leaves of which are used make a dye for decorating hands and feet.

any game played during night (?).

either of the flat surfaces alongside the forehead, in front of each ear of an elephant; the temples.

any large bird of the genus Corvus, having a powerful black beak, a harsh call, and usu. glossy black plumage; a crow.

any of various small tailless amphibians of the order Anura, having a moist smooth skin and legs developed for jumping; a frog.

the region of the atmosphere and the blue canopy above as seen from the earth; the sky.

the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, often regarded as immortal; the soul.

a kind of musical instrument.

an orange-flowered thistle-like plant, Carthamus tinctorius, whose seeds yield an edible oil; safflower plant.

one who propounds or believes in, the theory or belief that god does not exist; an atheist.

a degraded brāhmaṇa.

dried grass in a forest or on a mountain or hill.

a small box or chest, with a lid; a casket.

the hard outer case of a coconut kernel; coconut shell.

a hand-device made of coconut shell for drawing the thread from coir.

(fig.) a beggar's alms-vessel.

a bear (Melursus ursinus) with shaggy, black fur, a flexible snout, and long, white claws, found in India and Sri Lanka and feeds chiefly on fruits and insects; sloth bear.

(growth, development) to get stunted; to grow dwarf.

to have a stunted growth; to become stunted.

to burn oneself to become coal; to become charred by burning.

to become pitiless, ruthless.

the state or codition of growth, development being stunted; stunted growth.

a draft - a) a preliminary written version of a speech, document, etc.; b) a rough preliminary outline of a scheme; c) a sketch of a work to be carried out.

a thing made to imitate or be identical to another; a copy.