to press together or in between firmly.

the place from which, the person from whom, something comes into existence or is supplied; a source; a mine; a mainspring.

a building in which people normally live; a house.

a particular portion of space; a place in general.

the uncomfortable or distressful feeling caused by a desire or need for water and characterised generally by a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat; thirst.

a tool with spiral grooves and a sharp end for cutting and boring holes in wood, etc.; an auger.

the extent of an arable tract of land.

the land tax to be paid to the government.

the money or other gain received, esp. in a given period, by an individual, corporation, etc. from property, esp. agricultural land.

a tip - a) the pointed, tapering or rounded end or top of something long ; b) a top or apex, as of a mountain; c) something attached to the end, as a cap, ferrule, etc.

the front portion of anything.

a starting or commencing; beginning.

the outskirts of a city or town.

a song in praise.

a measure of food given as alms.

a multitude; a group of people; a gathering.

an old measure of weight.

that which is fixed before one's mind as an object to be attained; an aim; a goal.

the best of anything.

a Brāhmaṇa, a man belonging to the upper caste in Hindu society.

a plantain leaf the apex of which is in tact or that portion of the plantain leaf which has the tip unbroken;

ಅಗ್ರದೆಲೆ agradele a plantain leaf with unbroken tip.

prominent; principal; pre-eminent.

first; foremost.

excessive; surplus.

the letter 'ಅ' or its sound.

a disease, esp. of infants, caused by a fungus (genus Candida) and characterised by the formation of milky-white lesions on the mouth, lips, and throat; parasitic stomatitis; thrush.

without having to pay the tax.

a source - a) that from which something comes into existence, develops or derives; b) any place or thing by which something is supplied; c) a person, book, document, etc. that provides information; d) the point or thing from which light rays, sound waves, etc. emanate.

that which houses or protects another; a support; prop.

an assemblage; a multitude.

a large excavation made in the earth, from which to extract metallic ores, coal, precious stones, salt or certain other minerals; a mine.

a group of houses in the country, larger than a hamlet and smaller than a city; a village.

a person, thing, circumstance or opportunity acting voluntarily or involuntarily as the agent that brings about an effect or result; a cause.

a means for living; an occupation for or source of, income.

(gram.) the letter 'ಆ'.

that quality of a thing which depends on the relative position of all points composing its outline or external surface; physical or spatial form; shape.

the way a person appears; aspect; looks.

expression of the face, as giving a clue to one's inward thoughts or mental disposition; facial expression.

something that is meant to indicate a fact, intention, feeling, etc.; an indication; a sign; a token; a hint; a clue.

the structural unity in music, literature, etc; form.

(arch.) a kind of tax levied in olden days.

the hind portion of a ship.

having no hand; handless.

exempt from tax.

a highly inaccessible place.

a land or village granted by kings to Brāhmaṇas for sustenance.

a street or part of a town where (only) Brāhmaṇas live.

a dwelling place; a house.

(in gen.) a place.

a garden; a pleasure-grove.

a sea-salt manufacturing yard.

(dial.) a distant place.

ಆಗರಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋಗಿ ಗೂಬೆ ತಂದ āgarakke hōgi gūbe tanda he had been out a hawking for butterflies.