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backfilling |
Noun
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act of filling in pits or depressions with soil or stones |
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Purushottama month |
Noun
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extra lunar month added to the Hindu calendar |
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Pururavas |
Noun
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legendary lunar dynasty king and husband of Urvashi |
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priest (honorific) |
Noun
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honorific term used for a priest |
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re-elected |
Adjective
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having been chosen or elected again |
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provide for |
Verb
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to provide abundant resources or sustenance |
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relecture |
Noun
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a lecture or discourse delivered again on the same subject |
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repeat lecture |
Phrase
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a lecture or discourse delivered again on the same subject |
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awarded |
Adjective
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having received a prize or honor for commendable or difficult work |
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rewarded |
Adjective
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having received a prize or honor for commendable or difficult work |
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ancient era |
Noun
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a very distant or ancient period of time |
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police post |
Noun
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a government-designated station for police officers to maintain law and order |
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traffic police booth |
Noun
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a booth in the middle of a busy road for police to control traffic |
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police sentry box |
Noun
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a booth in the middle of a busy road for police to control traffic |
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Pulukishi |
Noun
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a traditional festival performance involving a bamboo-frame elephant danced through streets during Indra Jatra |
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Indra Jatra elephant dance |
Phrase
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a traditional festival performance involving a bamboo-frame elephant danced through streets during Indra Jatra |
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glancing repeatedly |
Adverb
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in a manner of looking repeatedly or glancing back and forth |
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peeking |
Noun
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the act or manner of peeking |
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Boerhavia diffusa |
Noun
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a medicinal herb with edible leaves used to treat various ailments |
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father of a son |
Adjective
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having a son |
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parcelled food |
Noun
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a small, delicious snack wrapped in green leaves and roasted over embers |
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wrapped snack |
Noun
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a small, delicious snack wrapped in green leaves and roasted over embers |
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broad-bladed |
Adjective
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having a wide blade, typically referring to a khukuri |
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smoldering fire |
Noun
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a fire smoldering unnoticed within fabric |
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bundle of sticks |
Noun
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a small bundle of sticks |
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coddled |
Verb
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to be treated with excessive indulgence or pampering |
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mythical island |
Noun
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one of the seven mythical islands described in the Puranas |
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Picrorhiza kurroa |
Noun
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a medicinal plant known as kutki |
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polishing stone |
Noun
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a stone used for polishing or burnishing jewelry |
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burnisher |
Noun
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a stone used for polishing or burnishing jewelry |
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Pulastya |
Noun
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one of the seven mind-born sons of Brahma, a sage among the Saptarishi, and grandfather of Ravana |
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make someone glance |
Verb
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to cause someone to look briefly |
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pua |
Noun
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a food item made by frying rice flour in ghee, sometimes sweetened |
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elephant trunk tip |
Noun
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the tip of an elephant's trunk |
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life goal |
Noun
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the ultimate goal of human life |
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desiring a son |
Adjective
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desiring to have a son |
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small tuft |
Noun
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a small bundle or tuft |
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purushartha |
Noun
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any one of the four human pursuits: dharma, artha, kama, or moksha |
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human objective |
Noun
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any one of the four human pursuits: dharma, artha, kama, or moksha |
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floral chariot |
Noun
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a vehicle or chariot decorated with flowers for special occasions or processions |
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captiousness |
Noun
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the tendency to find fault in others |
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Hindu priest |
Noun
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a Hindu priest who performs rituals and ancestral rites for a family |
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mythical flying chariot |
Noun
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a mythical flying chariot |
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replanting |
Noun
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the act of planting seedlings again in the same place |
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revision committee |
Noun
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a committee formed to rewrite previously prepared materials |
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rewriting committee |
Noun
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a committee formed to rewrite previously prepared materials |
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Punavasu |
Noun
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the seventh of the twenty-seven lunar mansions |
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resettlement program |
Noun
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a government-sponsored program for resettlement |
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resettlement plan |
Noun
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a government plan for establishing new settlements to solve housing issues |
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resettlement scheme |
Noun
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a government plan for establishing new settlements to solve housing issues |