to mark, break or cut the surface of slightly with something pointed or sharp instrument.

to tear or dig with the nails or claws.

to move, shake, agitate, etc. slightly, with a spoon, ladle, etc.

(fig.) to uncover facts or gossip about (the past, a scandal, etc.).

the nut of the tree Strychnos potatorum (family: Loganiaceae); clearing nut, ued to clear the water of suspended dirt.

(masc.) a person who relates a story or account, esp. who recites the epics before gatherings of people; a sttory-teller; a narrator.

a thievish, deceitful man; a cheat; a thief.

a structure of bamboo, metal, etc. covered by green leaves, canvas, etc. as a protection from the sun or rain; an awning; a canopy.

that which is not natural; artificial; unnatural.

an act of cheating; deception; fraud.

the act of going, moving.

a frequent to and fro movement; oscillation.

that which is not natural; artificial; unnatural.

an act of cheating; deception; fraud.

one of the systems of classical dance in India, which blends the traditional Indian system with that of Muslim.

a thin, flexible material made usu. in sheets from a pulp prepared from rags, wood or other fibrous material, and used for writing or printing on, for packaging, as wrapping material, structural material, etc.; a paper.

a single sheet or piece of paper.

a written or printed message; a letter.

a card, folded and gummed or not, for writing or printing a message; a letter-card.