less; lacking; of less value

Sudan (a country in North Africa)

dike (US); dyke

mockery; scorn; ridicule

mental

act of removing leaves from plants (especially of sugarcane)

gentleness; docility / tameness (of animals) / supplication; coaxing

(archaic) excavation / (archaic) asking for the care of others

(obsolete) a term of endearment used for young boys or girls

legal