any of a family Bostrychiadae (order Coleopotera) of insects, that eat away or pulverises the wood and wood articles and renders them strengthless; powder post beetle.

any of the features that make something what it is; a distinctive attribute or faculty; a characteristic trait.

basic nature; character; kind.

the degree of excellence which a thing possesses.

any of the qualities as excellence, superiority, magnanimity, wisdom, etc.

any of the three classes of fundamental qualities (that are characterised as - a) virtue, merit, excellence, b) dynamism, vigour, and c) ignorance, wickedness, excessive selfishness).

a single thread or string.

the string of a bow.

the string of a musical instrument.

the subject of the five sense organs of the body (ear, skin, eye, tongue and nose).

the intrinsic value.

the fact of being healing or being healed; restoration to health or a sound condition.

any of the spicy dishes used as a side dish along with the main one.

the quality that makes an eatable acceptable or rejective.

the quantity obtained by multiplying two quantities together; (so many fold, times, etc.).

a numerical or alphabetical award denoting excellence, conduct, proficiency, etc.; a mark.

a symbol for the number three.

17 (Math.) the process of finding the number or quantity (product) obtained by repeated additions of a specified number or quantity (multiplicand) a specified number of times (multiplier); multiplication.

(gram.) any of the three vowels, ಅ,ಏ, ಓ that is of secondary or subordinate gradation.

(gram) a kind of euphonic combination(as ಇ or ಈ following ಅ or ಆ resulting in the vowel sound ಏ).

(rhet.) the quality that inspires, sublimates the sentiment or sentiments of a literary work or adds elegance to it.

any of the eight types of mystical or yogic accomplishments.

proper course of action in politics; political wisdom.

(astrol.) a point allotted to each of the aspects in the horoscopes of the bride and groom, based on the total or tally of which the future of their marriage is predicted.

a man who prepares food; a cook.

ಗುಣಕಱುಗೊೞ್ guṇakaṛugoḷ to be loved.

a piece of cloth for making blouse; a blouse-piece.

an indiclinable denoting ' you know!' (while addressing men).

the act of seeing; vision.

something supposedly seen by other than normal sight; something perceived in a dream, trance, etc. or supernaturally revealed, as to a prophet.

the act or habit of telling the same thing repeatedly (in a boring manner).

ಕಣಿ ಮಾಡು kaṇi māḍu to putforth untenable reasons just to postpone doing something; ಕಣಿ ಹೇಳು kaṇi hēḷu to predict something supposedly seen by other than normal sight; something perceived in a dream, trance, etc. or supernaturally revealed, as to a prophet; to foretell.

the hard, solid, non-metallic mineral matter of which rock is composed; a piece of this; a stone.

a thick, strong cord made of intertwisted strands of fiber; a rope.

a complicated, perplexing, difficult situation.

a long bamboo staff.

a stick with zigzag surfaced head at one end, used to stir, beat or shake curd in a churn to make butter; a churn-stick.

a slender shaft with a pointed tip and other end being feathered used to be shot from a bow; an arrow.

an old unit for measuring the area of a land.

a stick of standard length used for this purpose.

the heavy wood or stone which by revolving in a mortar grinds oil-seeds to extract oil, in a bullock-driven oil mill.

a long pole with a broad blade at one end used for propelling or steering a boat; an oar.

the slender, jointed stem of plants as sugarcane, jowar, etc.

the long beam of the plough.

any of the farm implements, as plough, etc.; an agricultural implement.

a groove, furrow or track, esp. one made in the ground by the passage of wheeled vehicles; a deeper, narrower passage (as made by a river system by draining the land).

a mine - a) a large excavation made in the earth, from which to extract metallic ores, coal, precious stones, salt or certain other minerals; b) any great source of supply; a person or thing that houses many (qualities, attributes esp. of special nature).