(p. 782) bṛthā futile, abortive, ineffectual, fruitless; useless (বৃথা বাক্যব্যয়); purposeless (বৃথা ভ্রমণ). adv. in vain; to no purpose; uselessly. 9)

(p. 786) bēnō produced or borne by flood. বেনো জল floodwater. 60)

(p. 737) bāgbitanḍā alteration, wrangling; a hot dispute. 3)

(p. 760) bidhubadana, bidhumukha moon-faced. fem. বিধুবদনা, বিধুমুখী । 13)

(p. 721) barāṅganā an excellent lady. 65)

(p. 773) bisamillā, bisamillāh (Mus.) an invocation of Allah whilst starting a work. বিসমিল্লায় গলদ (fig.) a mistake at the very beginning, an erroneous start. 41)

(p. 800) blaṭi mpēpāra blotting paper. 33)

(p. 786) bētamija uncivil; arrogant; impudent. 3)

(p. 713) bakēẏā1 a kind of hem-stitch which may be undone easily. 43)

(p. 760) bidhbaṃsa complete ruin or destruction; devastation; demolition; বিধ্বংসী a. thoroughly ruining or destroying; devastating; demolishing.

(p. 721) barakhāsta removed from service, dismissed; cashiered. বরখাস্ত করা v. to remove from service, to dismiss; to cashier. 48)

(p. 743) bānacāla having the bottom ripped open (নৌকো বানচাল হওয়া); foiled, capsized, bungled (ফন্দি বানচাল হওয়া). বানচাল হওয়া v. to have the bottom ripped open; to fail, to be bungled, to miscarry, to end in a fiasco. 6)

(p. 786) bētra the cane-plant, cane, rattan, ratan (বেত্রকুঞ্জ); a cane, a ferule (বেত্রাঘাত). ̃দন্ড n. a cane, a ferule; a flagellum; a sentence of or punishment by caning or whipping. ̃ধর, ̃ধারী a. carrying a cane or rattan (esp. attributed to a guard). fem. ̃ধারিণী, ̃বতী । বেত্রাঘাত n. a stroke with a cane; caning, flagellation. বেত্রাঘাত করা v. to cane; to flagellate, to whip. বেত্রাসন n. a cane seat, a rattan chair. বেত্রাহত a. caned, whipped. বেত্রাহত কুকুরের মতো like a dog which has been whipped, (cp.) with the tail between the legs. 14)

(p. 740) bāḍ়ti growth or development or increase or aggravation or flourish (বাড়তি মুখে). a. surplus (বাড়তি মাল); extra (বাড়তি রোজগার); excessive, in excess (বাড়তি লাভ = excess profit). 3)

(p. 792) bō expressing : a whirring sound as caused by quick revolution, flight etc. বোঁ করে with a whir, whirringly; very swiftly; dartingly. 21)