a hard, bivalve outer covering, as of mollusks, insects, eggs, etc.; a shell.

the hard shell of a coconut covering the kernel; coconut-shell.

the top bony top portion of the skull.

a small chest or box with a lid, as for jewels; a casket.

a thin piece of wood, bone, etc., made by splitting or breaking; a sliver; a splinter.

a thin and sharp piece of wood; a splint.

a kind of musical instrument.

the outer covering of anything.

a single cluster of banana fruits.

a shell or vessel having a hollow with a pointed mouth, used to feed milk to babies.

a calling on a god to send evil or injury down on some person or thing; a curse.

= ಶ್ರೀನಾಥ.

= ಸರಾಫ.

(correctly, ಸರ್ಪ) a snake or serpent.

the shape or form of anything.

having a shape or form.

having a similar shape or form (as of another).

that which has a shape or form.

a moving in a zig-zag manner by crawling on the ground (as a snake does).

a flowing of or as of a liquid.

a snake, esp. a large one; a serpent.

the tree Mesua ferra of Guttiferae family; serpent champaka.

(myth.) name of one of the hells.

(astrol.) the long southern constellation; Epsilon Hydra.

clarified butter; ghee.