(p. 789) bēśumāra innumerable, countless. 23)

(p. 715) baṭikā, baṭī a pill, a globule. 40)

(p. 713) bakaśiśa a reward; a tip. বকশিশ দেওয়া v. to reward; to tip. 37)

(p. 758) bidruma ruby; coral; a young shoot. 22)

(p. 721) baẏēta a couplet (esp. one in Arabic or Persian or Urdu). 38)

(p. 773) bismita astonished; amazed, surprised. fem. বিস্মিতা । বিস্মিত করা v. to astonish; to amaze, to surprise. বিস্মিত হওয়া v. to wonder, to marvel; to be astonished or amazed or surprised. ̃ভাবে adv. wonderingly; with astonishment. 66)

(p. 738) bāṭapāḍ় a highwayman; a robber; a swindler. বাটপাড়ি n. highway robbery; robbery; swindling. চোরের উপর বাটপাড়ি (fig.) a swindler robs a thief. 41)

(p. 773) bījana fanning. বীজন করা v. to fan. 86)

(p. 800) brēka a brake (of vehicle or machine). ব্রেক কষা v. to put on the brake (to), to brake, (fig.) to slow down. 28)

(p. 715) baktā lecturing; speaking; having the gift of the gab, eloquent. n. a speaker, a lecturer; an orator. বক্তার a. eloquent; made eloquent by divine inspiration; garrulous. n. such a person. 2)

(p. 721) bān̐cā to live, to keep alive; to subsist (বাঙালি ভাতে বাঁচে); to get back life, to be resuscitated, to revive (বিশল্যকরণীর গুণে লক্ষণ বাঁচলেন); to be saved or rescued or relieved; to remain unimpaired, to be kept up or maintained or protected (স্বাস্হ্য বাঁচা, মান বাঁচা); to escape, avoid or to be spared (লোকসান বাঁচা, খরচ বাঁচা); to become surplus (ভোজের শেষে অনেক সন্দেশ বেঁচেছে). বাঁচানো v. to give back life, to resuscitate, to revive; to save or rescue or relieve; to keep up, to maintain, to protect; to escape, to save, to cut, to curtail (খরচা বাঁচানো); to save from being consumed (খাবার বাঁচানো); to carry on, to maintain (চাকরি বাঁচানো). কারও পরে বেঁচে থাকা to outlive a person. কিছুর পরে বা কিছু এড়িয়ে বেঁচে থাকা to survive something. 260)

(p. 748) bāsashāna a dwelling-place, an abode; a residence; a habitat. 25)

(p. 715) bajjāta (lit. & rare) base-born; wicked; naughty; mischievous. বজ্জাতি n. wickedness; naughtiness; mischievousness, mischief-making. 29)

(p. 742) bādāma2 nut, almond. বাদামের খোলা a nutshell. 10)

(p. 740) bāḍ়i2 a house; a building; a dwelling-house, an abode; a residence; a home. ̃ওয়ালা n. the owner of a house (esp. of tenanted one), (cp.) a landlord (fem. a landlady). fem. বাড়িওয়ালি, (coll.) বাড়িউলি । ̃ঘর n. homestead; houses and buildings; habitations. ̃ভাড়া n. house-rent; rent of a dwelling house. ̃মুখো a. & adv. homeward; homebound. যমের বাড়ি (fig.) death's door. 11)