the act of cutting, dressing, shaving or trimming of the hair of the head or beard.

(fig.) a losing of money (by way of unnecessary or wasteful expenditure).

melting away; dissolving; disintegrating.

tending to frequent change; that can be changed; mutable.

having a gross body ( consisting of physical organs, but not subtle ones); mundane; earthly.

of, tasting of or containing salt; salty.

of, like or having the properties of an alkali; alkaline.

cutting or sarcastic in utterance; biting; caustic; pungent (said of speech); causing mental pain; stinging.

flowing or leaking out slowly (as through very small holes); oozing; seeping; leaking.

a chemical compound derived from an acid by replacing hydrogen, wholly or partly, with a metal or an electropositive radical; a chemical salt.

the quality of such a substance.

the white or greyish powder remaining after something has been thoroughly burned; ash.

a hard, brittle substance made by fusing silicates with soda or potash, lime, and, sometimes, various metallic oxides into a molten mass; glass.

that which lends a tang or piquancy; esp., sharp pungent humour or wit; a word, speech or remark made with an intention or inflicting pain to or to degrading, another.

(fig.) a wicked person; a scoundrel; a rogue.

the dried, aromatic stigmas of the plant Crocus sativus of Iridaceae family, used in flavouring and colouring foods, and formerly in medicine; saffron powder.

the column of bones along the centre of the back of vertebrate animals, including humans, made up of separate bones connected by the spinal cord, ligaments, and disk-shaped cartilage; the spine; the backbone.

the grass Scirpus kysoor.

being in the first or an early stage of life; young; not matured.

a young male lion, tiger, deer, horse, etc.

a boy from birth to the age of 15 years.

a very small northern constellation near the celestial equator and Pegasus; the Equuleus.

(prob. = ಕುಶಿಕ) the share or cutting blade of a plough; a plough-share.

milk - a) a white or yellowish emulsion secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals for suckling their young and usu. consisting of fats, proteins, sugars, vitamins, and minerals suspended in water; b) cow's milk or, sometimes, that of goats, camels, etc., drunk by humans as a food or used to make butter, cheese, casein products, etc.; c) any liquid like this, as the juice of various plants or fruits (e.g., coconut milk) or any of various emulsions.

a solution of sugar and water boiled together, to which some flavouring is often added; a syrup.

water.

a cloud.