an act or instance of facing defiantly; confrontation.

that which is of the same rank or status.

an act of wearing, putting on a dress etc.; an assuming of a form.

a rigid support; a timber supporting the roof; a prop.

the fixed point of support on which a lever moves in raising or moving something; a fulcrum.

money paid in advance by a merchant to a farmer for future sale of latter's produce.

the intention - anything intended or planned; aim, end or purpose.

something deduced by calculating; estimate; plan.

up to the time of; till; until.

except under the circumstances that; unless.

a rascal; a scoundrel.

he who is free from sin; a virtuous man.

he who is free from blemishes; a man who is faultless.

a man who has never committed a crime.

quality or condition of being pure; purity, i.e.- a) freedom from adulterating matter; b) cleanness or clearness; c) freedom from evil or sin; innocence; chastity; d) freedom from corrupting elements.

a large military drum.

the sound that follows a flash of lightning, caused by the sudden heating and expansion of air by electrical discharge; the thunder.

upto that distance or time.

by that time; by them.

upto a short period.

a thing, situation that causes a feeling of surprise and delight by its extraordariness; a wonder.

a flout; a ridicule; mockery.

a treating with derision; the act of laughing at or treating with contempt; derision.

making fun; sport; jest; a joke.

making a show or pretence of, to counterfeit, simulate; act of imitation; acting; feigning.

ludicrous imitation; a parody.

a bitter remark in scorn or contempt; a sarcasm, a satire.

molestation; annoyance.