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Binoy:
Word-159 (23-06-12)

detain  (verb)
1. আটকে রাখা; to force someone officially to stay in a place
He has been detained as a suspect.
He has been detained by the police for further questioning.
Several of the injured were detained overnight in hospital.
detained at His/Her Majesty's pleasure (=kept in prison for as long as the authorities felt necessary)

2. কাউকে দেরি করিয়ে দেওয়া; to delay someone for a short length of time
I'm sorry I'm late—I was unavoidably detained.
He’ll be late; he’s been detained at a meeting.

detainee (noun)
আটক ব্যক্তি; a person who has been officially ordered to stay in a prison or similar place, especially for political reasons
a political detainee
He remained there as a detainee for six months.

detention (noun)
1. আটকাবস্থা; when someone is officially detained
a detention camp
police powers of arrest and detention
allegations of torture and detention without trial
a sentence of 12 months' detention in a young offender institution
Concern has been expressed about the death in detention of a number of political prisoners.

2. স্কুলে আটকে রেখে শাস্তি; the punishment of being kept at school for a time after other students have gone home
She's had four detentions this term.
They can’t give me (a) detention for this.

Binoy:
Nadir Bhai,
Thank you very much for your encouragement.

Binoy:
Word-160 (24-06-12)

detect (verb)
চিহ্নিত করা; to discover or notice sth, especially sth that is not easy to see, hear, etc
an instrument that can detect small amounts of radiation
Some sounds cannot be detected by the human ear.
Financial experts have detected signs that the economy is beginning to improve.
The tests are designed to detect the disease early.
Do I detect a note of criticism?
High levels of lead were detected in the atmosphere.
Radar equipment is used to detect enemy aircraft.

detectable (adjective)
লক্ষযোগ্য; possible to be detected
The noise is barely detectable by the human ear.
There has been no detectable change in the patient's condition.

detection (noun)
চিহ্নিতকরন; the process of detecting sth; the fact of being detected
crime prevention and detection
bomb detection
a low/high crime detection rate
a virus detection software
Last year the detection rate for car theft was just 13%.
Many problems, however, escape detection.
Early detection of cancers is vitally important.
Early detection of the cancer improves the chances of successful treatment.

detector (noun)
চিহ্নিতকরন যন্ত্র; a device used to find particular substances or things, or measure their level
a metal/smoke detector
a detector hidden behind the screen

Binoy:
Word-161 (25-06-12)

diction (noun)
1. শব্দ উচ্চারণ; the manner in which words are pronounced
clear diction
It is very helpful for a language teacher to have good diction.

2. শব্দচয়ন; the choice and use of words in literature
a formal diction
The writer’s diction is esoteric.

dictionary (noun)
1. অভিধান; শব্দকোষ; a book that gives a list of the words of a language in alphabetical order and explains what they mean
an old French dictionary
a Bangla-English dictionary
a bilingual/monolingual dictionary
To check how a word is spelt, look it up in a dictionary.

2. তথ্য অভিধান; a book which gives information about a particular subject
a biographical/science dictionary
a dictionary of mathematics
a dictionary of quotations

Binoy:
Word-162 (26-06-12)

dire (adjective)

1. মারাত্মক; very serious or extreme
living in dire poverty
dire warnings / threats
Such action may have dire consequences.
We’re in dire need of your help.
The firm is in dire straits and may go bankrupt.
These people are in dire need of help.
He gave a dire warning that an earthquake was imminent.
This decision will have dire consequences for local people.

2. খুব বাজে; very bad
The acting was dire.
I think that play is dire!

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