any of various mainly long-tailed agile tree-dwelling primates of the families Cebidae, Callithricidae, and Cercopithecidae; a monkey.

a mischievous person, esp. a child.

(fig.) an ugly-looking person.

the part of the face between the eyebrows and the line where the hair normally begins; the forehead.

any of large crocodilian reptiles of Alligator genus, found in tropical rivers, esp. one in Gangā river; Gangetic alligator.

the cereal grass Triticum dicoccum ( = T. aestivum, = T. Vulgare) of Poaceae family; wheat.

the grain of this grass used most widely in making flour, cereals, pastries, cakes etc.; wheat.

a small lever in a firearm, which when pressed back by the finger activates the firing mechanism; the trigger.

the small, lithe, soft-furred animal, Felis cattus of Felidae family, domesticated since ancient times and often kept as a pet or for killing mice; a cat.

a large structure or excavated basin for receiving ships, equipped with gates to keep water in or out; a dock.

deep or intense sorrow; grief.

an artificial pond or water-tank.

the place where the earth is dug, excavated; a trench; moat; a defensive ditch around a castle.

the reddish-brown or reddish-yellow coating formed on iron or steel by oxidation, as during exposure to air and moisture; any coating or film formed on any other metal by oxidation or corrosion; rust.

(fig.) (a situation, condition) to be abhorrent, unbearable; to be offensive socially or morally.

any of the shaped sheets of canvas or other strong material spread to catch or deflect the wind, by means of which some vessels are driven forward; a sail.

a visible mass of condensed watery vapour floating in the atmosphere high above the general level of the ground; a cloud.

the prepared fiber of the husks of coconuts, used to make matting and rope; coir.

a rope or a piece of rope made of this.

(dial.) the skin (of a fruit, seed, etc.) which is removed.

a cause; a reason.

a movable structure for opening or closing an entrance, as to a building or room, that usu. turns on hinges; a door.