the stem of any of the woody or treelike tropical and semitropical grasses of the genera Bambusa; a bamboo.

that which is flat (and usu. relatively thin).

the outer side of the upper thigh.

a flexible strip of wood or other material, bent by a string stretched between its ends, for shooting arrows; a bow.

a part of the circumference of a circle; an arc.

a bow or arc of prismatic colours appearing in the heavens opposite the sun and caused by the refraction and reflection of the sun's rays in drops of rain.

the ninth sign of the zodiac; the Sagittarius.

(astrol.) a condition in which the positions of the nine planets are distributed in all the seven houses from the tenth to fourth houses of the zodiac.

(rhet.) a kind of tricky composition.

the quality of being tasteless; tastelessness.

(fig.) the quality or condition of being uninteresting, boring; dullness; vapidity.

a mark, impression made by imprinting; an imprint.

(fig.) an impression or effect produced, on another's or others mind, by one's influence, manner, knowledge, etc.

a kind of medicinal plant .

not having any taste; tasteless.

not interesting; not lively; boring; vapid.

a kind of animal the skin of which is processed and used in making percussion instruments.

the space, amount or degree to which a thing extends; extent.

a small, flat piece of stone, used in games by children.

a relatively longer step or stride.

the act of leaping; a jumping.

a unit of linear measure, equal to the length of a relatively longer step or stride of a person (this unit is subjective and not a standard one).

the pushing of a marble, in a children's play, with the back of the palm with fingers bent.

to crush or grind with the teeth; to chew; to masticate.

to draw (liquid) into the mouth by creating a vacuum or partial vacuum with the lips, cheeks, and tongue; to suck.