noun
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loss of one's prestige, regard; slight to one's dignity.
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a shameless, immodest, impudent or indecent fellow.
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the act of measuring (using a standard unit).
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any mythical, self-moving aerial car or chariot of gods.
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a heavier-than-air aircraft kept aloft by the upward thrust exerted by the passing air on its fixed wings and driven by propellers, jet propulsion, etc.; an airplane.
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the residence of a king or monarch; a palace.
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(gen.) any building including residential buildings, temple buildings, etc.
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the tower of a temple.
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a light bamboo structure made for carrying a dead-body.
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a covered litter for carrying a person on the shoulders of two or more men.
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(jain.) the abode in the heavens for the virtuous persons, after their departure from this world.