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Binoy:
Word-68 (20-03-12)

breeze (noun)
1. মৃদুমন্দ বাতাস; a light and pleasant wind
a warm/cool breeze
a sea breeze
A light breeze was blowing.
The breeze rippled the water.
There's quite a fresh breeze today.
She let the gentle breeze cool her face.
Flags flapped in the breeze above their tents.
The sudden breeze made the candles blow out.
The flowers were gently swaying in the breeze.
A light breeze stirred the leaves lying on the path.

2. সহজসাধ্য বিষয়; something which is easy to achieve
You won't have any problems with the entrance test - it's an absolute breeze.

breeze (verb)
1. সহজভাবে হাঁটা; to walk somewhere quickly and confidently
He just breezed in and asked me to help.
She breezed in as if she'd only been away a day instead of a year.

2. কোনোকিছু সহজে করা; to do sth successfully and easily [with adverb or preposition, e.g. ‘breeze through’] 
He breezed through the tests.
She breezed through the song as though she'd been singing it for years.
In 1985 he breezed to victory with 78% of the vote.

breezy (adjective)
1. হালকা হাওয়াযুক্ত; with light wind
the breezy east coast
What a moonlit breezy night!
It was a breezy day, just right for sailing.

2. আত্মবিশ্বাসী; confident
You’re very bright and breezy today!
He had the breezy manner of a salesman.

breezily (adverb)
আত্মবিশ্বাসীভাবে; confidently
‘Hi folks,’ he said breezily.

Note: The word ‘breeze’ must not confused with the word ‘bridge,’ which means ‘structure over water body’ and whose pronunciation is also different.

Binoy:
Word-69 (21-03-12)

brief (adjective)
সংক্ষিপ্ত; short (time, words or clothes)
a brief meeting/conversation
a brief pause/silence
a brief description/summary/account
a brief skirt
Please be brief.
Mozart’s life was brief.
For a few brief weeks we were very happy.
His acceptance speech was mercifully brief.
She was wearing a rather brief skirt, as I recall.
I had a brief look at her report before the meeting.
It'll only be a brief visit because we really haven't much time.
The company issued a brief statement about yesterday's accident.
After a brief spell/stint in the army, he started working as a teacher.

Derived words:

brief (verb) [on/about sth]
নির্দেশনা বা তথ্য দেওয়া; to give someone instructions or information about what they should do or say
We will brief you in time.
The officer briefed her on what to expect.
I expect to be kept fully briefed at all times.
We had already been briefed about/on what the job would entail.

brief (noun)
নির্দেশনা বা তথ্য; a set of instructions or information
to prepare/produce a brief for sb
to stick to your brief
I haven’t got the brief from them yet.
It wasn’t part of his brief to speak to the press.
I was given the brief of reorganizing the department.
It was my brief to make sure that the facts were set down accurately.

briefly (adverb)
সংক্ষেপে; in a brief way
He had spoken to her only briefly.
We chatted briefly about the weather.
Let me tell you briefly what happened.
Briefly, the company needs to cut its expenditure.

briefing (noun)
তথ্যবিবরনী; information that is given to someone just before they do something
a press briefing
a briefing session/paper
Captain Trent gave his men a full briefing.
We had to attend a briefing once a month.
They received (a) thorough briefing before they left the country.

briefs (noun)
পোষাক বিশেষ; a piece of underwear worn by men or women, covering the area between the waist and the tops of the legs
cotton briefs
a pair of briefs
He has worn white briefs under his shirt.

brevity (noun)
সংক্ষিপ্ততা; using only a few words or lasting only a short time
His essays are models of clarity and brevity.
Brevity is, in almost everything, a virtue.

Compound word:

briefcase (noun)
ছোট ব্যাগ বিশেষ; a rectangular case, used especially for carrying business documents
This briefcase is not so heavy.
There are important documents in the briefcase.

Phrases:

in brief (noun)
সংক্ষেপে; in a few words, without details
In brief, the meeting was a disaster.
Now the rest of the news in brief.
In brief, the meeting was successful.
"So you didn't enjoy the party then." "In brief, no."

hold no brief for sb/sth
সমর্থন না করা; to not support or be in favor of sb/sth
I hold no brief for either side in this war.

Binoy:
Word-70 (22-03-12)

brim (noun)

1. পাত্রের ওপরের প্রান্ত; the very top edge of a container [often in phrase: ‘to the brim’]
two water glasses, filled to the brim
He filled the jug to the brim.
She poured the cream until it reached the brim.
She passed him the mug, filled/full to the brim with hot black coffee.

2. টুপির নিম্নপ্রান্ত; the bottom part of a hat that sticks out all round
His hat has a wide brim.
The brim of his hat is decorated small pieces of cloths.

Derived words:

brim (verb) [syn. overflow]
কানায় কানায় পূর্ণ হওয়া; to become full of something, especially a liquid
Tears brimmed in her eyes.
Her eyes brimmed with tears.
Her heart was brimming over with happiness.
The team was brimming with confidence before the game.
Her eyes brimmed with tears when she heard that he was alive.

brimful (adjective) [brimful of sth]
কানায় কানায় পূর্ণ; completely full of something
a jug brimful of cream
She’s certainly brimful of energy.
This year's Cannes film festival is brimful of wonderful surprises.

Suffix:

-brimmed 
প্রান্তযুক্ত; with a brim
a narrow-brimmed hat
She wore a wide-brimmed hat.

Compound word:

brimstone (noun)
রাসায়নিক পদার্থ সালফার; the chemical sulphur
fumes of brimstone
Brimstone is used in medicine and industry.

Binoy:
Word-71 (23-03-12)

brisk (adjective)
দ্রুত; quick
a brisk walk/run
a brisk wind/breeze
to set off at a brisk pace
Ice-cream vendors were doing a brisk trade.
He set a brisk pace and we struggled to keep up.
Her tone on the telephone was brisk and businesslike.

Derived words:

briskly (adverb)
দ্রুত বা দ্রুততার সাথে; quickly
She walked briskly into town.
Beat the eggs whites briskly until soft peaks form.
"Let's get it over with," he said briskly.
His tone became brisk and businesslike.

briskness (noun)
দ্রুততা; state of being brisk
the briskness of seasonal trade
The briskness of his walk caught our attention.

Binoy:
Word-72 (24-03-12)

bruise (noun)
চামড়ায় কাটাছেড়ার দাগ; ক্ষত; injury mark on skin
cuts and bruises
to be covered in bruises
His arms and back were covered in bruises.
She had a few cuts and bruises but nothing serious.
One or two of the peaches had bruises on them.

Derived words:

bruise (verb)
ছিলা বা ছিলে যাওয়া; ক্ষত করা; to develope a bruise or to cause someone to have a bruise
Strawberries bruise easily.
How did you bruise your arm?
Bananas and other soft fruits bruise easily.
She had slipped and badly bruised her face.

bruised (adjective)
ক্ষতবিক্ষত; having bruises
bruised fruit
a bruised shoulder/knee/elbow
She was badly bruised but otherwise unhurt.
Divorce generally leaves both partners feeling rather bruised.
He suffered badly bruised ribs in the crash.

bruising (noun)
ক্ষত; bruises
internal bruising
The bruising should soon become less painful.
She suffered severe bruising, but no bones were broken.

bruising (adjective)
কঠিন বা রূঢ়; difficult and unpleasant, making one feel tired or weak
a bruising meeting/experience
I had a bruising encounter with my ex-husband last week.

bruiser (noun)
ষণ্ডা; a big, strong, rough man
Avoid that bruiser altogether.
He's an ugly bruiser - I wouldn't like to meet him down a dark alley!

Phrase:

to bruise ego
মানসিকভাবে আহত করা; to affect someone mentally, giving a feeling of being less important
a bruised ego
It certainly bruised his ego.
Their ego was badly bruised by the defeat.

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