a call or summons to engage in a duel, contest, as of skill, strength, etc.; a challenge.

a problem or puzzle in the form of a question, statement, etc. so formulated that some ingenuity is required to solve or answer it; a riddle; a conundrum.

a cloth-covering for the head; a head-gear.

a thought, feeling, opinion, etc. that is formed or generated from within.

the shape, outline or configuration of anything; structure; form.

a case for holding arrows, which the archer ties usu. to his back; a quiver.

an entertainer who is skilled in producing illusion by sleight of hand, deceptive devices, etc.; a conjurer; a magician.

an expert in sorcery, blackmagic ; a sorcerer.

to knock with the fist or backside of the fingers of the hand.

not long or not long enough; short.

that which is not sufficiently long or that which is shorter than what it should have been.

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the plant Phaseolus aconitifolius ( = Dolichos dissectus) of Papilionaceae family.

its bean; dew gram.

the tree Premna tomentosa of Verbenaceae family.

an earthen vessel; a pot.

a vessel made of some metal, in gen.