noun
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the act of crossing as from one side of a river to the other or from one stage to the another; a crossing.
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the act of staying or moving on, without going down under, the surface of a liquid; a floating.
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the act or motion of swimming.
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a going or coming down from a higher place or position to the lower one.
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a shrill sound.
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silver.
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the contractile circular opening, apparently black, in the centre of the iris of the eye; the pupil.
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any of the luminous celestial objects seen as points of light in the sky; a star.
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a genuine pearl.
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a necklace with a pearl or pearls.
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air or wind.
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a natural, relatively large, stream of water, usu. emptying into an ocean, lake or another river; a river.
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the apparent blue canopy over our heads; the sky.
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the mystic syllable 'ಓಮ್'.
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Viṣṇu.
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that which is pure white in colour.
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a long, thin metal rod or thread metal, usu. circular in cross section.
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(mus.) the octave just above the normal one.