filled with fear or apprehension; fearing; frightened; afraid of.

a man who is afraid of; a frightened man.

a singer singing or instrumentalist playing the instrument with diffidence.

the part of a flowering plant that contains the embryo with food stored for its development into a new plant under the proper conditions; a seed.

a seed with edible flesh of some plants (as of pomegranate).

a part or fragment broken or separated from the whole; a piece.

any religious act or obligation enjoined by the gods; any meritorious act of devotion or austerity; a vow.

(math.) the process of uniting two or more numbers into one sum; addition.

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the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass oryza sativa of Poaceae family, cultivated in warm climates and used for food; paddy.

the plant itself.

the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass oryza sativa of Poaceae family, cultivated in warm climates and used for food; paddy.

the plant itself.

the paddy produced (from a field, during a season).

a means of support or sustenance that one has to provide or has provided another with, for life; a life-annuity; maintenance.

a sum of money allotted or granted to a person either to meet a particular expense or on regular basis to meet general expenses; an allowance.