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Binoy:
Word-150 (15-06-12)

decline (verb)
নিচে নামা; পড়ে যাওয়া; to gradually become less, worse, or lower
Her health was declining rapidly.
Support for the party continues to decline.
The number of tourists to the resort declined by 10% last year.
His interest in the project declined after his wife died.
The party's popularity has declined in the opinion polls.
The land declines sharply away from the house.

decline (noun) [+ in sth / of sth]
পতন; when something becomes less in amount, importance, quality or strength
industrial decline
urban / economic decline
a rapid / sharp / gradual decline
a decline in the number of unemployed
The company reported a small decline in its profits.
An increase in cars has resulted in the decline of public transport.
The town fell into (a) decline after the mine closed.
Industry in Britain has been in decline since the 1970s.
Home cooking seems to be on the/in decline.
She seemed to be recovering and then she went into a decline.

decline (verb)
প্রত্যাখ্যান করা; to refuse
to decline an invitation
He declined my offer.
I invited him to the meeting but he declined.
They declined to tell me how they had got my address.
I offered to give them a lift but they declined.
Their spokesman declined to comment on the allegations.

Idiom:

sb's declining years
জীবনের বার্ধক্যের কাল; the last years of someone's life
He became very forgetful in his declining years.

Binoy:
Word-151 (16-06-12)

decompose (verb) [syn. decay, rot]
1. পঁচে যাওয়া; to be destroyed gradually by natural chemical processes
a decomposed body
a decomposing corpse
As the waste materials decompose, they produce methane gas.
The body must have been decomposing for several weeks.

2.  টুকরো টুকরো করে ভেঙ্গে ফেলা বা যাওয়া; to break, or to break something, into smaller parts [+ sth into sth]
Microbes decompose organic waste into a mixture of methane and carbon dioxide.
As the chemical was applied, the object decomposed into smaller parts.

decomposition (noun)
পঁচন; process of decomposing
the decomposition of organic waste
The corpse was in an advanced stage of decomposition.

Binoy:
Word-152 (17-06-12)

deform (verb)
আকৃতি নষ্ট করা বা বিকৃত করা; to spoil the usual and true shape of something
Age deforms the spine.
The disease had deformed his face.

deformed (adjective)
বিকৃত; with a shape that has not developed normally
deformed hands
She was born with deformed hands.

deformation (noun)
বিকৃতি; the process or result of changing and spoiling the normal shape of sth
The deformation of the bones was caused by poor diet.

deformity (noun)
আকৃতিতে খুঁত; when a part of the body has not developed in the normal way or with the normal shape
Drugs taken during pregnancy may cause physical deformity in babies.

Binoy:
Word-153 (18-06-12)

deft (adjective)
দক্ষ; skilful, clever or quick
deft hands / fingers / footwork
He finished off the painting with a few deft strokes of the brush.
Her movements were deft and quick.
She answered the journalist's questions with a deft touch.
He's very deft at handling awkward situations.

deftly (adverb)
দক্ষতার সাথে; in a deft way
He deftly caught the ball.
I threw her a towel which she deftly caught.
They deftly avoided answering my questions.

deftness (noun)
দক্ষতা; state of being deft
deftness of her fingers
His deftness in this task is praiseworthy.

Note: The word ‘deft’ must not be confused with the word ‘daft’ which means foolish, for example, ‘a daft idea’.

Binoy:
Word-154 (18-06-12)

degenerate (verb)
অধপতন বা অবক্ষয় বা খারাপ হওয়া; to become worse in quality
Her health degenerated quickly.
The march degenerated into a riot.
Educational standards are degenerating year by year because of a lack of funds.
What was intended as a peaceful demonstration rapidly degenerated into violence.

degenerate (adjective)
অধপতিত বা অবক্ষয়ী; having low standards of behaviour
a degenerate young man
a degenerate popular culture

degenerate (noun)
অধপতিত বা নষ্ট ব্যক্তি; someone with low standards of behaviour
They're just moral degenerates with no sense of decency.

degeneration (noun)
অবক্ষয়; অধপতন; the process by which something gets worse
social / moral degeneration
Intensive farming in the area has caused severe degeneration of the land.
There has been a gradual degeneration of the judicial system in the last few years.
High blood pressure can cause degeneration of the heart muscles.

degenerative (adjective)
(রোগ) খারাপের দিকে যাচ্ছে এমন; (of an illness) getting or likely to get worse as time passes
a degenerative disease/condition
degenerative diseases such as arthritis

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