that which covers, veils something; a cover; a veil.

a fold of a cloth, paper, etc.

the thin, outer layer of the skin of a snake that is periodically cast off.

the opaqueness of the crystalline lense or its capsule, as caused by cataract, resulting in partial or total blindness.

the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light; the retina.

a thin membrane that separates the middle ear from the external ear and vibrates when struck by sound waves; the eardrum; tympanic membrane.

a fault; a flaw.

hypocrisy; double-dealing; duplicity; dishonest dealing.

a resinous substance secreted by a species of insect, Laccifer lacca, that live on certain fig, soapberry, and acacia trees; lac.

an unreal, deceptive or misleading appearance or image.

the thin cover that envelops the faetus during its gestation period and which is discharged shortly after birth; placenta.

little scales or flakes of dead skin formed on the scalp; dandruff.

the outside covering of the stems and roots of trees and woody plants; the bark.

the amount or quantity by which one thing differes from another; difference.

the tube, in the respiratory tract of most land vertebrates, extending from the larynx to the two bronchi; the windpipe: trachea.

to rub over the surface of with something rough or sharp; to scrape.

to make smooth or clean by rubbing with a tool or abrasive; to scrape.

to remove by rubbing with something sharp or rough; to scrape.

to scratch or abrade by a rough, rubbing contact; to scrape.

to dig, with the nails; to scrape.

to cut off hair at the surface of the skin; to shave.

to mend a pencil.

a coagulated mass.

the moon, esp. the crescent moon.

a crescent-shaped ornament worn by women on their forehead.

an oil that reduces friction by providing a smooth film as a covering over parts that move against each other; a lubricant oil.

nearness; proximity.

great joy; delight.

the condition, manner or fact of being connected or related; relation.

the act of smearing, anointing.

something made by mixing two or more ingredients; a mixture.

lustre; brilliance.

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to be stretched or opened out over a flat surface; to be spread out.

to spread (oneself) like a creeper over a wider area.

(an assembly, persons assembled) to break up and move away.

to go away.

to be destroyed or spoiled completely.

to become disarranged and untidy; to become dishevelled.

to mix up with something and become dirty or soiled.

to be scattered or strewn around in a disorderly manner.

to become expanded, spread out.

to move forward.

to join, associate (oneself) with.

to begin to be day; to dawn.

to move forward by dragging the body along the ground, as aworm; to crawl.

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to move; to go.

to go by moving the legs rapidly, faster than in walking; to run.

to flow (as a liquid).

to wander; to walk around, to move about.

a going back or backward; withdrawal in the face of opposition; to retreat.

to leave; to depart.

(one's sight, attention) to fall on.

to come to occupy a wide or wider area; to spread oneself.

to break up and scatter in all directions; spread about; distribute widely.

to go out of sight.

to be removed.

to put an end to (grief, distress, etc. of another).

to be finished; to come to an end.

(a meeting, assembly) to be concluded.

to leave or abandon.

to become unstable; to be unsteady.

(a work) to be carried on further satisfactorily.

to be relieved from the burden or responsibility of a debt.

to putforth young leaves and tendrils (as a vine).

to attack; to assault.

to become possible.

to move forward on one's body (as a snake).

to be decided; to be resolved.