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Binoy:
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Binoy:
Word-147 (07-06-12)

curl (noun)
1. কোঁকড়া চুল; a small bunch of hair that forms a curved or round shape
tight/loose curls
Her hair fell in curls over her shoulders.
Her hair was a mass of curls.
The baby had dark eyes and dark curls.
His hair had a natural curl.

2. বাঁকানো কোনো কিছু; something wavy or curved
a curl of smoke
a contemptuous curl of the lip
Curls of smoke were rising from the chimney.
Decorate the cake with curls of chocolate.

curl (verb)
কুঁকড়ে যাওয়া বা দেওয়া; বাঁকানো; to form or make sth form into a curved shape
His hair curls naturally.
Does your hair curl naturally, or is it permed?
The cat curled into a ball and went to sleep.
She curled her legs up under her.
A new baby will automatically curl its fingers round any object it touches.

curly (adjective)
কোঁকড়ানো বা বাঁকা; having curls or a curved shape
He has blond curly hair.
These pigs all have curly tails.

curler (noun)
চুল কোঁকড়ানোর যন্ত্র; a small plastic tube that you wind hair around to make it curl
She has bought a new curler recently.

Phrases and idioms:

curl up 
1. গুটিয়ে যাওয়া; to sit or lie in a position with your arms and legs close to your body
She curled up on the sofa to watch TV.
She curled up and closed her eyes.

2. বেঁকে যাওয়া; If something flat, such as paper, curls up, the edges start to curve up.
The paper started to shrivel and curl up in the heat.

curl up and die 
অত্যন্ত লজ্জিত হওয়া; to feel very ashamed and sorry
I just wanted to curl up and die when I spilt coffee on their new carpet!

curl your lip
ঠোঁট বাঁকানো; to show by an upward movement of one side of your mouth that you feel no respect for something or someone
Her lip curled at what he said.

Binoy:
Word-148 (08-06-12)

curtail (verb)
কোনোকিছু ছোট বা সংক্ষিপ্ত করা; to reduce or limit something, or to make it last shorter
to curtail your holiday/spending
The last government severely curtailed trade union rights.
Spending on books has been severely curtailed.
The lecture was curtailed by the fire alarm going off.

curtailment (noun)
হ্রস্বকরণ; the act of curtailing
the curtailment of civil liberties
The curtailment of their rights caused tumult in the office.

Binoy:
Word-149 (09-06-12)

dainty (adjective)
ছোট ও সুন্দর; small and graceful
dainty feet
a dainty porcelain cup
She was a small, dainty child, unlike her sister who was large and had big feet.
We were given tea, and some dainty little cakes.
She took a dainty little bite of the apple.

daintily (adverb)
সুন্দরভাবে; in a dainty way
She blew her nose as daintily as possible.
She skipped daintily down the street, holding her father's hand.
He handed round a plate of tiny sandwiches, daintily arranged in rings.

daintiness (noun)
সৌন্দর্য; state of being dainty
The daintiness of her eyes amazed me.

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