(p. 740) bāḍ়ā2 to grow up, to develop (গাছ বাড়া); to increase (লোক বাড়া); to augment (বিপদ বাড়া); to be expanded (রাজ্য বাড়া); to aggravate (রোগ বাড়া); to flourish, to thrive (ধনসম্পদ বাড়া); to mend or sharpen (পেনসিল বাড়া); to grow audacious (বদমাশটা বড় বেড়েছে); to serve on a dinner-plate (ভাত বাড়া). a. mended; served on a dinner-plate; more or greater than ('সে মাটি মায়ের বাড়া'). বাড়ানো v. to develop; to increase; to multiply (বংশ বাড়ানো); to augment; to expand; to aggravate; to cause to mend or sharpen; to stretch; to extend, to crane (হাত বাড়ানো, গলা বাড়ানো); to cause to serve on a dinner-plate; to exalt or extol unduly or give undue importance to (অযোগ্য লোককে বাড়ানো); to exaggerate (বাড়িয়ে লেখা); to over-indulge (ছেলেটাকে সে বাড়িয়েছে); to enhance falsely (বয়স বাড়ানো). ̃বাড়ি n. excess; immoderation; intemperance; overmuchness; aggravation (রোগের বাড়াবাড়ি). বা়ড়াবাড়ি করা v. to go beyond the limit. বাড়াবাড়ি হওয়া v. to be aggravated; to be in excess. বাড়া ভাতে ছাই দেওয়া v. (fig.) to frustrate or foil somebody's hopes or plans almost at the point of success. 9)

(p. 767) bimukha averse, disinclined, disinterested, apathetic (বিষয়বিমুখ, কর্মবিমুখ); turned away from; adverse, unfavourable (ভাগ্য বিমুখ); displeased (দেবতা বিমুখ). বিমুখ করা v. to make one averse or disinclined or disinterested or apathetic (to), to cause to turn away (from); to make one adverse or unfavourable; to displease; to refuse or disappoint; to avert, to ward off (an attack etc.). ̃তা n. aversion, disinclination, lack of interest, apathy, adverseness, hostility; displeasure; disappointment. 31)

(p. 743) bāẏanākkā a detailed description, details; fastidiousness or capriciousness or unreasonable insistence about details; a pretext, an excuse. 51)

(p. 792) baiṣamya dissimilarity; inequality; difference. ̃মূলক a. discriminatory, differential. বৈষম্যমূলক আচরণ differential or unfair treatment. 17)

(p. 767) biśīrṇa extremely shrivelled or lean and thin or withered, wizened. fem. বিশীর্ণা । ̃তা n. state of being extremely shrivelled or lean and thin or withered or wizened. ̃বদন a. wizen-faced. 109)

(p. 721) bahirbāṭi an outhouse; a parlour or drawing-room. 210)

(p. 756) biḍ়mbanā deception, (loos.) mockery or irony (ভাগ্যবিড়ম্বনা); unnecessary trouble or harassment (চাকরির জন্য চেষ্টা বিড়ম্বনা মাত্র). 23)

(p. 751) bicchuraṇa (ori. & obs.) smearing or painting; (pop.) dispersion (as of rays); radiation (as of light); emanation.

(p. 786) bēdajñāna knowledge of the Vedas. 21)

(p. 721) bāṃlā1 Bengal, the land or state of Bengal; the Bengali language. a. written in Bengali (বাংলা বই); relating or pertaining to or of Bengal or of Bengali (বাংলা সাহিত্য). 251)

(p. 737) bāgīśa, bāgīśbara an eloquent man; a fluent speaker; an orator; (fem. an oratress, an oratrix). বাগীশ্বরী fem. of বাগীশ । n. Saraswati (সরস্বতী) the goddess of speech. 12)

(p. 794) bōrā1 a sack, a gunny-bag; a sackful (দুই বোরা ধান) 6)

(p. 765) bibasana, bibastra unclothed, undressed, naked. fem. বিবসনা, বিবস্ত্রা । 8)

(p. 782) bēkāra unemployed (বেকার অবস্হা, বেকার লোক); unoccupied, without work (বেকার সময়); useless (বেকার পরিশ্রম). ̃ত্ব n. unemployment; worklessness, occupationless. ̃সমস্যা n. the unemployment problem. 52)

(p. 717) baṇika a merchant, a trader; a banian; a vaishya or trader by caste. 11)