kara

noun

1. a dried branch, rib of a leaf or other similar dried part of a plant
2. core (uneaten part of an apple or similar fruit)
3. pin (a piece of wood, partly inserted inside the wall, that supports the frame of a window or door)
4. spindle (rotary axis of a machine tool or power tool)
5. spindle (of a wheel)
6. core of a pirn (in a weaving shuttle)
7. valve stem
8. core (portion of a mold that creates a cavity or impression within the part or that makes a hole in or through the part)
9. mandrel (component that guides, grips or clamps)
10. synonym of koskikara (“bird of the genus Cinclus”)
11. carom billiards, carambole