a band, collar or piece of rope binding the yoke to the neck of an ox.

the climbing asparagus Asparagus racemosus of Liliaceae family, with fleshy roots and fine fern-like leaves; common asparagus.

a chart depicting the position of the planets and stars with relation to one another at the time of a person's birth, regarded in astrology as determining one's destiny; a horoscope.

any treatise on astrology.

a man in relation to the zodiac sign of his birth.

a collection of fables, many concerning the former lives of the Gautama Buddha.

a good-looking, handsome man.

a beautiful, charming girl or woman.

a plastic, dull-yellow substance secreted by bees for building cells, which is hard when cold, easily moulded when warm, melts at c. 64.4ºC (c. 148ºF), indissoluble in water, and is used for candles, modelling, etc.

the act of deceiving; an instance of deceiving or being deceived; deception; cheating; fraud.

coaxing, cheating words or speech.

a man who cheats; a cheat; a fraud; a deceiver.

the moon.

a soft, brown, lumpy gum resin having a bitter, acrid taste and an obnoxious odour, obtained from the roots of the plant Ferula asafoetida of Umbelliferae family, used in medicine and seasoning or flavouring of foods; Asafoetida.

any mouse-like nocturnal mammal of the order Chiroptera, capable of flight by means of membranous wings extending from its forelimbs; a bat.

the male of the bird Cuculus melanoleucus, fabled to live only upon rain drops.

a band, collar or piece of rope binding the yoke to the neck of an ox.