any of the directions toward which something or someone faces (as north, south, up. down, etc.) 2.that which provides protection; refuge; resort.

(gen.) a country.

a way or method in which something is to be done; a course of action.

(arith.) a symbol for the number eight;

ದಿಕ್ಕು ದಿವಾಣಿ dikku divāṇi = ದಿಕ್ಕು ದಿವಾಳಿ; ದಿಕ್ಕು ದಿವಾಳಿ dikku divāḷi the aimed destination; 2. a refuge; a resort; a shelter; 3. the right course of action.

to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging or soothing.

to move (something) back and forth or with a rotary motion, as against or along another surface.

to spread or apply (something) with pressure and friction over something else or a person; to rub or massage.

to move (two things) with pressure and friction over or back and forth over each other.

to remove any sign of; obliterate; to erase.

a man who is suited for a purpose; an able, competent man.

a good, honourable, respectable man.

(masc.) a friend or well-wisher.

(masc.) the chief of a village or town.

reputation arising from success, achievement, rank or other favourable attributes; prestige.

that which is apt, suitable or fit.

an apt or traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation; an adage.

power, capacity or courage to do or act physically or mentally; ability.

the style exhibiting one's beauty, status, wealth, etc. usu. in a presumptuous manner.

fond attachment, devotion or love; affection.

enthusiasm caused by the possibility of achieving one's desire.

a support, help etc. extended to a person in trouble or distress.

fitness, propriety or congruity as a desirable value in a literary work.

the act or an instance of deceiving; a deceiving or lying; deceit.

a pretending to be what one is not or to feel what one does not feel; esp., a pretense of virtue, piety, etc.

a misapprehension of the true state of affairs; the faulty perception of an external object.

an attraction or fascination exercised by a person, activity, quality, etc.

a drug that causes the mind misapprehend the true facts or physical objects or make a person behave submissively to other's instructions.

the state of being intertwined with.

the act or an instance of embracing.

mutual relation.

a set of two rival contestants.

the act of tying (different things) together (as, flowers with a needle and thread).

that which is so bound, tied, etc.

a jumbled, confused condition.

a kind of necklace.

an affectionate embrace; a clasping in the arms.

the act of holding or seizing with both the hands.

a large number of persons gathered at a place.

the condition or an instance of being coiled (as a serpent).

the act or an instance of coming into physical contact; a touch; contact.

a support or help given or received.

a piece of agricultural land.

a target intended to be shot at; the aim.

a verbal quarrel or physical combat.

a sharp, abrupt movement; a jerk.

a blow, stroke.

that which has become one with or dissolved in (another).

an organised set of musical notes (either in ascending or descending order).

the state of being associated; companionship; association.

a failure to have or do what is required; a fault; a defect.

a thing, situation that impedes or obstructs one's plan, progress, physical movement, etc.

the act or an instance of bowing, bending oneself (as in greeting).

a suitable, able, woman.

a pillow filled with feathers, air, foam rubber, etc. or a soft pad for sitting or kneeling on or reclining against; a cushion.