(p. 742) bādāmi almond-coloured, brown; almond-shaped; almond-like. 11)

(p. 794) byōma the sky, the air; ether; (fig.) a hoax. ̃চর, ̃চারী a. (capable of) moving in the sky or air, ethereal; playing in the air. n. an aeronaut, an aviator. fem. ̃চারিণী । ̃মন্ডল n. the region of the sky, the sky, the firmament, the atmosphere. ̃যাত্রা n. aerial navigation, aviation, a flight. ̃যাত্রী n. an aeronaut; an astronaut; a balloonist, an aviator; an airman; an air-passenger. ̃যান n. a balloon; an aeroplane. 115)

(p. 721) bāisa2 a gripping tool, a vice. 242)

(p. 756) bitaraṇa act of giving away; distribution. বিতরণ করা v. to give away, to distribute. ̃কেন্দ্র n. a distributing centre. 33)

(p. 800) blaṭi mpēpāra blotting paper. 33)

(p. 748) bāhaka carrying, bearing, conveying. n. a carrier, a bearer (বাহক মারফত); a porter; (rare) a conveyance. 40)

(p. 748) bāsindā an inhabitant, a native; a resident, an inmate; a dweller. 32)

(p. 751) bikrēẏa salable, saleable; marketable; meant for selling. বিক্রেয় দ্রব্য goods on sale, goods for sale. 35)

(p. 751) bikṣubdha offended, mortified, aggrieved; agitated. 38)

(p. 721) bandha any device for binding or fastening (কোমরবন্ধ); a tie, a bond, bondage (প্রেমবন্ধ); a clasp, an embrace (ভুজবন্ধ); an obstacle (স্রোতোবন্ধ); construction (সেতুবন্ধ); composition (ছন্ধবন্ধ); restraint or stoppage (ইন্দ্রিয়বন্ধ). a. shut, closed (বন্ধ জানালা, বন্ধ অফিস); stopped, ceased, discontinued (কথাবার্তা বন্ধ); obstructed, confined, shut in (কারাগারে বন্ধ). বন্ধ করা v. to shut, to close; to stop, to cease, to discontinue; to obstruct; to confine, to shut in. গ্রীষ্মের বন্ধ the summar vacation. পূজার বন্ধ the Puja holidays, the Puja vacation. 5)

(p. 717) banāma versus. 54)

(p. 721) bān̐jā, bān̐jhā (of a woman) barren, sterile, unproductive. 262)

(p. 767) bimōcana act of letting loose; release; liberation, deliverance; relieving, relief (সংকট বিমোচন); dispelling or removal or cure (দুঃখবিমোচন, ব্যাধিবিমোচন); discharge (শরবিমোচন). 36)

(p. 773) bistṛta stretched out, extended; expanded; spread out; amplified; widened; detailed (বিস্তৃত বর্ণনা). বিস্তৃত করা v. to stretch out; to expand; to spread out; to amplify; to widen. বিস্তৃতি same as বিস্তার । 56)

(p. 761) binaṣṭi destruction; ruin; extinction; (pop. & coll.) misuse, waste. 12)