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

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.

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, 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 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.

a tier or loft in a ship.

an act or instance of cheating or being cheated.