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the large, spiral, univalve shell of any of various marine mollusks, a few of which are perforated at one end and used as a trumpet; a conch.
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the bone across the upper cheek, that forms the outer side of the eye's bony orbit; the cheek-bone.
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the bone comprising the front part of the skull and forming the forehead in humans; the frontal-bone.
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(myth.) name of one of the nine treasures of Kubēra, the Regent of Wealth.
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a kind of perfume.
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the white colour.
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a particular military array.
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a particular part of a horse (between the hip and the thigh ?).
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(math.) a huge number, one hundred billion (or 1,00,000 crore).
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(mth.) a symbol for the number seven.
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(math.) a very huge number (1 followed by nineteen zeros).
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(dance.) a particular gesture of the hands, in which the figures are both the hands are interlocked inside as if holding a conch for blowing it.
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ಶಂಖದ ಹುರಿಕೆ ṣankada hurike a kind of fragrant substance; ಶಂಖ ಬಾರಿಸು ṣanka bārisu (fig.) a loud outcry or clamour; ಶಂಖ ಪುಟಿಸು ṣanka puṭisu = ಶಂಖ ಬಾರಿಸು; ಶಂಖದ ಹುಳು ṣankada huḷu a kind of mollusk; ಶಂಖಚಕ್ರದ ಕೋಲು ṣanka cakrada kōlu a metal staff, having the symbols of a conch and a wheel, used to brand on the body; ಊದುವ ಶಂಖ ಊದಿಬಿಡು ūduvaṣanka ūdibiḍu to do one's duty without bothering whether it yields the desired result or not; ಶಂಖದಿಂದ ಬಂದರೇ ತೀರ್ಥ ṣankadinda bandarē tīrtha a statement is believed or accepted only when made by an authority and not by others (even the latterś statement is true).