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Binoy:
Word-63 (15-03-12)

blight (noun)

1 গাছের এক ধরনের রোগ; a disease that damages and kills plants
potato blight
These trees have been affected with blight.
The farmers tried to save plants from blight but in vain.

2 ক্ষতিকর বা ধ্বংসাত্মক কোনোকিছু; something which spoils or has a very bad effect on something, often for a long time
urban/rural blight
His arrival cast a blight on the wedding day.
His death cast a blight on the whole of that year.

blight (verb)
ক্ষতি বা ধ্বংস করা; to spoil something
an area blighted by unemployment
His career has been blighted by injuries.
A broken leg blighted her chances of winning the championship.

blighter (noun)
বিরক্তিকর কোনো ব্যক্তি; a man or child, especially an annoying one
the wretched blighter
If only I could catch and punish the blighter!
The little blighters next door have trampled all over my flowers again.

Binoy:
Word-64 (16-03-12)

blunder (noun)
ভুল; a stupid or careless mistake
to make a terrible blunder
a series of political blunders
He said that the tax was a major political blunder.
I made a bit of a blunder by getting his name wrong.

Derived words:

blunder (verb)
ভুল করা; to make a mistake, usually because of lack of care or thought
The government had blundered in its handling of the affair.
Police blundered by not releasing more details about the case to focus public interest.

blundering (adjective)
ভুল করে এমন; tending to commit mistake
a blundering student
You blundering idiot! What do you think you're doing?

blunderer (noun)
ভুল করে এমন ব্যক্তি; one who blunders
What a blunderer I am!
Don’t be such a blunderer.

blunderbuss (noun)
ছররা গুলির বন্দুক; an old-fashioned gun with a wide mouth that shoots a lot of small metal balls
He inherited this blunderbuss from his father.
They preserved the blunderbuss in the family museum.

Phrases:

blunder about/around
এখানে সেখানে ঘুরে বেড়ানো; to move around in an awkward way
He was helplessly blundering around at night.

blunder into sth
ভুল করে কোথাও এসে পড়া; to be somewhere because one is awkward or not able to see
I blundered into the village in the darkness.

blunder onto
কোনোকিছু ভুলবশত চালিয়ে যাওয়া; continue doing sth in a careless or stupid way
Stop blundering onto the next course of action.

Binoy:
Word-65 (17-03-12)

boost (verb)
কোনোকিছু উন্নত বা বৃদ্ধি করা; to improve or increase something
to boost exports/profits
to boost sb’s confidence/morale
The movie helped boost her screen career.
I tried to boost his ego by praising his cooking.
Vitamin supplements can give your immune system a boost.
Share prices were boosted by reports of the President's recovery.
The theatre managed to boost its audiences by cutting ticket prices.
An immediate interest cut might give a small boost to the economy.
The publicity generated by the court case has given a welcome boost to our sales.

Derived words:

boost (noun)
কোনোকিছুর উন্নতি বা বৃদ্ধি; improvement or increase in something
a boost in car sales
a great/tremendous/welcome boost
He gave her a boost over the fence.
Passing my driving test was such a boost to my confidence.
The tax cuts will give a much needed boost to the economy.
Winning the competition was a wonderful boost for her morale.
The lowering of interest rates will give a much-needed boost to the economy.

booster (noun)
যা কোনোকিছু উন্নত বা বৃদ্ধি করা; something which improves or increases something
a confidence/morale booster.
a rocket booster
a polio/tetanus booster

Phrase:

booster seat/cushion
শিশুদের বসার আসন যা উঁচু করা যায়; a seat for a young child, usually used in a car, that raises him or her to a higher level
There is no booster seat in his car.

Binoy:
Word-66 (18-03-12)

brag (verb) [syn. boast] [brag to sb about/of sth; brag that]
দম্ভ করা; to speak too proudly about what one owns or has done
He bragged to his friends about the crime.
They bragged that their team had never been beaten.
She's always bragging about how much money she earns.

Derived word:

braggart (noun)
দাম্ভিক লোক; a person who brags
I hate that braggart.
Don’t talk like a braggart.

Binoy:
Word-67 (19-03-12)

breach (noun) [breach of sth]

1. ভঙ্গ বা অমান্যকরন; an act of breaking a law, promise, agreement or relationship
a breach of contract/copyright/warranty
a breach of confidence/trust
a breach of security
a breach in Into-Pak relations
They are in breach of Article 119.
He was sued for breach of contract.
There have been serious security breaches.
Their attempts made a breach of/in our agreement.

2. গর্ত বা ছিদ্র; hole or opening
A cannon ball had made a breach in their castle walls.
They escaped through a breach in the wire fence.

breach (verb)

1. ভঙ্গ বা অমান্য করা; to break a law, promise, agreement or relationship
The government is accused of breaching the terms of the treaty.
They breached the agreement they had made with their employer.

2. গর্ত বা ছিদ্র করা; to make an opening in a wall or fence
The dam had been breached.
Their defenses were easily breached.

Phrases:

breach of the peace  
অশান্ত অবস্থা; illegal noisy or violent behavior in a public place
The mayor was concerned with the breach of the peace in the city.

be in breach of sth  
নিয়মের সঙ্গে অসামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ; to be breaking a particular law or rule
The hall was in breach of the Health and Safety Act for having no fire doors.

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