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Binoy:
Word-106 (27-04-12)

clog (verb)  [+ up/with sth; + sth up/with]
বদ্ধ/বন্ধ করা বা হওয়া;  to block sth or to become blocked
Tears clogged her throat.
Leaves are clogging (up) the drain.
The roads are clogged with holiday traffic.
The narrow streets were clogged with traffic.
Within a few years the pipes began to clog up.
Eating too much fat causes your arteries to clog (up).

clog (noun)
জুতাবিশেষ; a shoe that is made of wood and a leather
I’ll buy a new pair of clog from the store.

clogged (adjective)
আবদ্ধ বা বন্ধ; blocked
clogged pipes/drains
They are trying to clear the clogged passage.

clog dance
ক্লগ জুতা পায়ে নৃত্য; a dance that is performed by people wearing clogs
I witnessed a show of clog dance performed by the tribal people.

Binoy:
Word-107 (28-04-12)

clout (verb)
হাত বা ভারি কিছু দিয়ে আঘাত করা; to hit someone or something with the hand or with a heavy object
He clouted the table with a hammer.
Kalam clouted me smartly across the side of the head.

clout (noun)
আঘাত বা ঝাকি; a blow with the hand or a hard object
I gave him a clout while he was sleeping.
If the photocopier stops working, just give it a clout.

clout (noun)
শক্তি বা প্রভাব; power and influence over other people or events
political/financial clout
I knew his opinion carried a lot of clout with them.
The queen may have privilege but she has no real political clout.

Binoy:
Word-108 (29-04-12)

clown (noun)
ভাঁড়; an entertainer who wears amusing clothes, or someone who behaves foolishly
He acts as a clown in the circus party.
He is no more than a clown.
Rubel was always the class clown.
What do those clowns in the government think they are doing?

clown (verb) [around]
ভাঁড়ামি করা;  to act stupidly, often to make other people laugh
Don’t clown like that.
He made a grimace and clowned around.

clownish (adjective)
ভাঁড়ামিপূর্ণ;  like a clown; silly
Please stop you clownish activity.

Binoy:
Word-109 (30-04-12)

cluster (noun)
একই জিনিসের সমারোহ; গুচ্ছ; a group of things of the same type that grow or appear close together
a cluster of stars
a cluster of spectators
a little cluster of houses
a consonant cluster
The plant bears its flowers in clusters.
Have a look at the cluster of galaxies in this photograph.
There was a cluster of fans around him, asking for autographs.

cluster (verb) [+ together/around]
একত্রে সমবেত হওয়া; জড়ো হওয়া; to come together in a small group or groups
The children clustered together in the corner of the room.
The doctors clustered anxiously around his bed.
People clustered around the noticeboard to read the exam results.

cluster bomb
গুচ্ছ বোমা; an explosive device which throws out smaller bombs when it explodes
During the war, Iraq was attached by cluster bomb.

Binoy:
Word-110 (01-05-12)

coarse (adjective)
মোটা; স্থূল; রুক্ষ; রুঢ়; rough; rude and offensive
coarse hands/linen
a coarse joke
coarse language
coarse sand/salt/hair
coarse manners/laughter

coarsely (adverb)
স্থূলভাবে; রুঢ়ভাবে; in a coarse way
coarsely chopped onions
He laughed coarsely at her.

coarseness (noun)
স্থূলতা; রুঢ়তা; the state of being coarse
The coarseness of his joke distracted my mind.
She can't abide coarseness and stupidity.

Note: The word ‘coarse’ must not be confused with the word ‘course’ which means ‘path’ or ‘academic subject’.

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