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Binoy:
Word-198 (01-08-12)

dreary (adjective)
নীরস; boring and making you feel unhappy
a dreary film
a dreary little town
a dreary winter’s day
a long and dreary journey on the train
She had spent another dreary day in the office.

drearily (adverb)
নীরসভাবে; in a dreary way
a drearily composed song
She talked with him drearily.

dreariness (noun)
নীরসভাব; the state of being dreary
the dreariness of his dress
I was bored by the dreariness of his speech.

Binoy:
Word-199 (02-08-12)

drift (verb)
ভেসে চলা; to move slowly, especially as a result of outside forces, with no control over direction
to drift / flow downstream
Clouds drifted across the sky.
The empty boat drifted out to sea.
A mist drifted in from the marshes.
Her gaze drifted around the room.
The logs are drifted downstream to the mill.
No one noticed that the boat had begun to drift out to sea.
The crowd drifted away from the scene of the accident.
After the band stopped playing, people drifted away in twos and threes.
(figurative) The talk drifted aimlessly from one subject to another.

drift (noun)
1. লোকজনের স্থানান্তর; a slow steady movement from one place to another
continuous drift
a population drift away from rural areas

2.  পরিস্থিতির পরিবর্তন; a general development or change in a situation
attempts to halt the drift towards war
The downward drift in copper prices looks set to continue.

3. তুষারের স্তুপ; a pile of snow or something similar, formed by the wind
The snow lay in deep drifts.
The road was blocked by deep drifts of snow.

4. সাধারন অর্থ; the general meaning without the details
My German isn’t very good, but I got the drift of what she said.
The general drift of the article was that society doesn't value older people.

drifter (noun)
ভেসে চলা লোক; someone who moves from one place to another or from one job to another without any real purpose
He has been a careless throughout his life.

Compounds:

driftnet (noun)
বড় মাছধরা জাল; a very large fishing net which hangs in the sea from devices floating on the surface
They are fishing in the sea with a driftnet.

driftwood (noun)
ভাসমান কাঠ; wood which is floating on the sea or brought onto the beach by the sea
He caught the driftnet and remained afloat.

Phrases/idioms:

drift with the tide 
উদ্দেশ্যহীনভাবে চলা; তাল মেলানো; to agree with other people and not make your own decisions
I didn’t intend to be a teacher—I just drifted into it.
He hasn’t decided what to do yet—he’s just drifting.
The conversation drifted onto politics.

catch/get sb's drift 
অর্থ বুঝতে পারা; to understand the general meaning of what someone is saying
Do you catch my drift?
I could not get your drift.
She's married, but she doesn't act as if she is, if you get my drift.

drift apart
সম্পর্ক হালকা হয়ে আসা; If two people drift apart, they gradually become less friendly and their relationship ends.
As children we were very close, but as we grew up we just drifted apart.

drift off / in / into
ধীরে ধীরে ঘুমানো বা অচেতন হওয়া; to gradually start to sleep be unconscious
Finally she drifted into sleep.
I didn’t hear the storm. I must have drifted off by then.
I couldn't help drifting off in the middle of that lecture - it was so boring!
The injured man tried to speak but soon drifted into unconsciousness.

Binoy:
Word-200 (03-08-12)

drizzle (noun)
1. গুড়িগুড়ি বৃষ্টি; rain in very small light drops
Tomorrow will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle.

2. ছিটা; pouring
Serve the pasta hot with a drizzle of olive oil.

drizzle (verb)
1. গুড়িগুড়ি বৃষ্টি হওয়া; to rain in very small light drops
It's been drizzling all day.

2. ছিটিয়ে দেওয়া; to pour liquid slowly over something, especially in a thin line or in small drops
Drizzle the syrup over the warm cake.

drizzly (adjective)
হালকা বৃষ্টিযুক্ত; having drizzle
a drizzly morning

Binoy:
Word-201 (04-08-12)

droop (verb)
1. বাঁকা হওয়া বা ঝুলে পড়া; to bend or hang down heavily
The flowers were drooping in the heat.
I can see you're tired because your eyelids have started to droop.
She was so tired, her eyelids were beginning to droop.

2. বিষন্ন হওয়া; to become sad or depressed
Our spirits drooped when we heard the news.
Their spirits drooped and they felt helpless.

drooping (adjective)
বাঁকা বা নোয়ানো; bending or hanging down heavily
drooping branches
Bloodhounds have drooping eyes and floppy ears.

droopy (adjective)
ঝুলে পড়া; in a drooping condition
He had a long droopy moustache.

Binoy:
Word-202 (05-08-12)

drought (noun)
খরা; a long period when there is little or no rain
two years of severe drought
one of the worst droughts on record
This year a drought has ruined the crops.
Drought in summer is a common phenomenon in Bangladesh.

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