(p. 786) bēdha depth; thickness; a bore; boring, piercing, perforation. 48)

(p. 755) bijana lonely, solitary, desolate. 11)

(p. 721) barabaṭi a variety of kidney bean, Vigna sinensis; cow pea. 60)

(p. 756) bitanḍā unnecessary argument; sophistical debate; (phil.) sophistry. 30)

(p. 747) bāliśa a pillow or a bolster. 30)

(p. 717) batsala (used as a sfx.) affectionate, loving. fem. বত্সলা । বত্সলতা n. affectionateness, affection, love. 22)

(p. 721) balibhuka the crow or any other bird, subsisting on orts of a meal. 152)

(p. 721) baẏanāmā a sale certificate; a deed of sale. 29)

(p. 751) bikṣōbha offended state, mortification, grief; agitation; (pol.) movement provoked by discontent, unrest (গণবিক্ষোভ = popular unrest). ̃কারী a. & n. an agitator, one who agitates; a demonstrator, one who demonstrates. ̃প্রদর্শন n. demonstration, agitation. বিক্ষোভ প্রদর্শন করা v. (pol.) to demonstrate; to agitate; to organize demonstration. 40)

(p. 721) bandhu a friend; a well-wisher; a benefactor, a patron; an ally; a comrade; an associate; a lover. ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. friendship; amity; alliance. বন্ধুত্ব করা v. to make friends with. বন্ধুত্বপূর্ণ a. friendly; amicable. ̃নি n. fem. a female friend; a friend's wife. ̃প্রীতি n. love or affection toward a friend. ̃বর n. close or intimate friend; an affectionate way of addressing or referring to a friend. ̃বান্ধব n. friends and relations. ̃বিচ্ছেদ n. estrangement or separation from friends; estrangement or separation from a friend. ̃সুলভ a. friendly. ̃হীন a. friendless. 9)

(p. 713) bakēẏā1 a kind of hem-stitch which may be undone easily. 43)

(p. 721) bala1 a ball; a playing ball; a football. বল করা, বল দেওয়া v. (in cricket) to bowl. বল খেলা v. to play football. বলখেলা n. the game of football. বলবেয়ারিং n. ball-bearings. 129)

(p. 747) bālikā a female child, a girl; a young woman. ̃বধূ n. a child-wife. ̃বয়স n. girlhood. ̃সুলভ a. girlish; childish. 27)

(p. 741) bātāsa air; wind; a gust of wind; fanning; (usu. dero.) influence or touch (নাস্তিকের বাতাস). বাতাস করা v. to fan. বাতাস খাওয়া v. to enjoy fanning; to cool oneself with fanning; to take the air. বাতাস দেওয়া v. to fan; (fig.) to kindle or encourage (ঝগড়ায় বাতাস দেওয়া). বাতাস পাওয়া v. to get air; (of boats etc.) to get favourable wind; (usu. dero.) to be influenced by. বাতাস লাগা v. to get air or (of boats etc.) wind; (usu. dero.) to be influenced by; to be possessed by an evil spirit. বাতাসে ওড়া v. to fly in air; (fig.) to move light-heartedly or airily. বাতাসে ভর করে চলা v. (fig.) to move as swiftly as the wind; (fig.) to move very lightly; (fig.) to move light-heartedly. 13)

(p. 773) biśēṣōkti (rhet.) a figure of speech in which a cause is mentioned as not producing the usual result (cp. paradox). 6)