a moving ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid body, as the sea or a lake, caused by disturbance as by wind; a wave.

a fold of a cloth, sheet, etc.

a piece of cloth or other material, sometimes arranged so that it can be drawn up or sideways, hung for decoration, as at a window or spread over or to cover, conceal or shut off something; a curtain.

a flat, reflective or translucent surface, as a matte white sheet or one of beaded vinyl, upon which films, slides, etc. are projected; a screen.

the innermost coat lining the interior of the eyeball, containing various layers of photoreceptive cells that are directly connected to the brain by means of the optic nerve and which receives the image formed by the lens; the retina.

a thin white layer that forms on the eye-lens which blinds the eye (and which can be removed by surgery).

a kind of net used to catch birds and wild animals.

ತೆರೆ ಎಳೆ tere eḷe to pull the screen - a) to begin or cause to begin something; b) to close, end (a show, business, argument, controversy, etc.); ತೆರೆ ಬೀಳು tere bīḷu (fig.) (said of a discussion, event, occasion, etc.) to end; to bring to an end; ತೆರೆಯ ಊಳಿಗ tereya ūḷiga the duty of operating a veil, screen etc. (esp. in a palace or temple); ತೆರೆಯ ಮರೆಗೆ ಸರಿ tereya marege sari (fig.) to obstain oneself from public notice; 2. (fig.) to leave this world; to die; ತೆರೆಯ ಮರೆಯ tereya mareya (fig.) without being seen; not openly; behind the screen; ತೆರೆಯ ಮರೆಯಲ್ಲಿರು tereya mareyaliru (fig.) to work, serve without an intention for publicity, popularity, etc.; ತೆರೆಯ ಸೀರೆ tereya sīre a screen of cloth held between the bride and the bridegroom in the marriage before they are formally wedded; the wedding curtain; ತೆರೆಯ ಹಿಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋಗು tereya hindakke hōgu (fig.) to retire from performing in public or from propaganda, etc.; to go to oblivion.

= ತೆರ2.

the state or fact of being open; openness.

to open (the covering, curtain, door, etc.); to unclose.

to unfold or unroll (as a book).

to reveal, make known (the meaning, intention, one's inner feelings, etc.).

to make available for use, competition or participation, without restriction taxation, fee, etc.

to start operating, going, etc. (as a shop, new business etc.).

to become open.

(a book, roll of a sheet, etc.) to be spread out; to become unfold.

(a flower-bud) to open into blossoms.

ತೆರೆದ ಮನ tereda mana a mind that is open to new ideas; an open-mind; 2. a mind that is free from prejudice or bias; an unprejudiced mind; ತೆರೆದ ಹಸ್ತ tereda hasta the quality of not being stingy or miserly; generosity; ತೆರೆದ ಹೃದಯ tereda hřdaya the quality of not concealing one's thoughts, feelings, etc. from others; frankness; straightforwardness.

rapidity in moving, going, travelling, proceeding or performing; swiftness; speed.

a way of doing, being, being done or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.: manner.

likeness; resemblance.

an onomatopoeic word imitating or suggesting the sound or condition of shivering, trembling tremulously.

the three Acacia catechu (= Mimosa catechu) of Mimosae family; black catechu.

a horizontal layer or section of a material, esp. any of several lying one upon another, as one of many layers of soil, sedimentary rock, etc.; a stratum.

that which is used to cross over from one side of the body of a water to another; a boat or ship.