a harmless, moderate-sized, tropical lizard, Iguana tuberculata of Iguanidae family, having a row of spines from neck to tail, which is known for its grip and used in scaling forts, and which feeds on insects or vegetation; the common iguana.

a leather guard fastened round the left arm to prevent injury from the bow-string.

any of the inelastic cords of tough, fibrous connective tissue in which muscle fibres end and by which muscles are attached to bones or other parts; a sinew; a tendon.

an official who is in charge of collecting revenue from a village on behalf of the government; a man who works so on contract basis.

a dip or turning upside down (as of a bird, paper-kite, etc.).

the fact or an instance of a business incurring loss.

(fig.) a failure in an examination.

the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of grey and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions; the brain.

one of the Dravidian languages, spoken by a tribe in Nīlagiri hills, in Tamil Naḍu.

a man belonging to that tribe.

the act of reducing the size; an abridging.

the amount by which a sum of money is less than the required amount, esp. an excess of liabilities over assets, of losses over profits or of expenditure over income.

the Supreme God.

the urine of a cow.

a man suffering from a disease characterised by swollen testicles.

the act of reducing, abridging.

the amount by which a sum of money is less than the required amount; specif., an excess of liabilities over assets, of losses over profits or of expenditure over income.

the place where the earth is dug, excavated; a trench; moat; a defensive ditch around a castle.

the reddish-brown or reddish-yellow coating formed on iron or steel by oxidation, as during exposure to air and moisture; any coating or film formed on any other metal by oxidation or corrosion; rust.

an artificial pond or water-tank.

deep or intense sorrow; grief.

(said of soil) turned up; dug; excavated.