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a piece of furniture with a flat, square or rectangular wooden plank with four legs, to sit on.
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a complete horizontal section of a building, separated from other sections of the same building, by a continuous floor or a continuous roof.
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a set of four buildings, in the same premises, having (usu. a narrow), common passage in between, leading to their entrance.
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the central space of a building, usu. without covered by the roof.
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(in a yakṣagāna theatre) a side room or a room behind the screen used by the actors for dressing and making up themselves.
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a small building (away from the main police station) where policemen or guards are placed.
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a patrolling or guarding (of a town, city etc.).
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a temporary stage, pandal constructed in a square shape.
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ಚೌಕಿ ಊಟ cauki ūṭa a special dining row for special visitors or invitees, in a religious monastery.