a pillow filled with feathers, air, foam rubber, etc. or a soft pad for sitting or kneeling on or reclining against; a cushion.

an affectionate embrace; a clasping in the arms.

the act of holding or seizing with both the hands.

a large number of persons gathered at a place.

the condition or an instance of being coiled (as a serpent).

a suitable, able, woman.

a tier or loft in a ship.

the effect of a heavy stroke, collision; shock.

great danger; peril; jeopardy.

a large structure or excavated basin for receiving ships, equipped with gates to keep water in or out; a dock.

the effect of a heavy stroke, collision; shock.

great danger; peril; jeopardy.

a cylindrical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow cylinder or hemisphere with a membrane stretched tightly over both the ends, played by beating with the hands or sticks.

a kind of small, hour-glass shaped, hand-held percussion instrument, in which the two bands with a hard material tied to the free ends makes sounds by striking the leather membrane on either side, when shaken continuously.

a cylindrical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow cylinder or hemisphere with a membrane stretched tightly over both the ends, played by beating with the hands, sticks, etc.

a kind of small, hour-glass shaped, hand-held percussion instrument, in which the two bands with a hard material tied to the free ends makes sounds by striking the leather membrane on either side, when shaken continuously.

the state of being intertwined with.

the act or an instance of embracing.

mutual relation.

a set of two rival contestants.

the act of tying (different things) together (as, flowers with a needle and thread).

that which is so bound, tied, etc.

a jumbled, confused condition.

a kind of necklace.