the moon, esp. the crescent moon.

a crescent-shaped ornament worn by women on their forehead.

that which covers, veils something; a cover; a veil.

a fold of a cloth, paper, etc.

the thin, outer layer of the skin of a snake that is periodically cast off.

the opaqueness of the crystalline lense or its capsule, as caused by cataract, resulting in partial or total blindness.

the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light; the retina.

a thin membrane that separates the middle ear from the external ear and vibrates when struck by sound waves; the eardrum; tympanic membrane.

a fault; a flaw.

deception; double-dealing; duplicity; dishonest dealing.

a resinous substance secreted by a species of insect, Laccifer lacca, that live on certain fig, soapberry, and acacia trees; lac.

an unreal, deceptive or misleading appearance or image.

the thin cover that envelops the faetus during its gestation period and which is discharged shortly after birth; placenta.

little scales or flakes of dead skin formed on the scalp; dandruff.

the outside covering of the stems and roots of trees and woody plants; the bark.

the amount or quantity by which one thing differes from another; difference.

the tube, in the respiratory tract of most land vertebrates, extending from the larynx to the two bronchi; the windpipe: trachea.

one of the parties in a contest, conflict, etc.; a side.

ಪರವಾಗಿ paravāgi in the interest of; speaking for; representing; on behalf of.

any of the festivals observed on days of conjunctions, as full moon-day, new moon-day, the days of solstices, etc.

a time or day of feasting or celebration; a festival day.

(fig.) joy; delight.

a feast arranged on festival days, days of social gatherings, etc.

a joint of the body.

(fig.) heavy punishment or chastisement.

distant in space or time; not near; remote; far.

set against; belonging to the other opposite side; opposite.

facing; at, in or of the front.

of future; that is to be or come.

different; separate; other.

of good quality; excellent.

of, situated at or being the top; top.

engrossed in; absorbed in.

the fact of being situated at a distance (not proximately); remoteness.

the quality of opposing, contending, hating, withstanding, etc.

the fact of being before.

the time yet to come; future time.

a thing that is different from the one under consideration or reference.

an outsider; an alien.

an excellent thing.

an excellent man.

the Supreme Being.

the everlasting beatitude; emancipation; deliverance of the soul.

the region or world, as heaven, where the soul goes after departing from this world.

a foe; an enemy; an adversary.

the bank on the other side of a river.

an instance of jumping or leaping forward or down.

the distance covered by such a movement.

the act, manner of flying; flight.

a kind of boat.

an aircraft; an aeroplane.

(dial.) a steep fall of water, as of a stream, from a height; a cascade; a waterfall.

the act of throbbing (of the heart); throb.

either of the two stretches of rising land running along with a stream on both sides of a stream, river, etc.; a bank.

any line or thing marking a limit; bound; border.

to see; to look at.

to expect; to look forward to; to anticipate.

to wish for.

to think deeply about; to consider carefully; to ponder over.

to notice or perceive; to pay special attention to; to observe.

to spring, jump up.

to rise or fly high into the air; to soar.

to move or glide on currents of air.

to go away; to depart.

(a group of people, mob) to break up and move in different directions; to scatter; to disperse.

to throb, palpitate rapidly.

to be destroyed; to be demolished.

to send out; to discharge; to emit.