• Bengali Word কাঠ English definition (noun) the substance of the trunk and branches of a tree; timber; wood. (adjective) 1 dry like wood: গলা শুকিয়ে কাঠ. 2 motionless like a log of wood: ভয়ে কাঠ হওয়া. 3 lean and thin; reduced to a skeleton; bony: শরীর শুকিয়ে কাঠ. কাঠ কয়লা (noun) coal made by charring wood; charcoal. কাঠ কুড়ানি (noun) (feminine) woman who lives by collecting and selling twigs; pauper. কাঠ খড় (noun) 1 materials for making fire; wood and hay; fuel. 2 (figurative) preparations necessary for doing something. কাঠ খড় পোড়ানো (verb transitive) (figurative) undergo various troubles and expenses to achieve an end: অনেক কাঠ খড় পুড়িয়ে তবে লাইসেন্সটি পেয়েছি, secured the license for a great amount of trouble and expenses. কাঠ খোলা (noun) frying pan used without sand or oil. কাঠ গড়া (noun) enclosure in a law court in which an accused/ a witness stands while facing trial/ giving evidence; a witness-box. কাঠ গোলা (noun) yard where logs of wood, planks, boards, etc are stored; lumber yard; lumber-mill. কাঠ ঠোকরা (noun) a variety of bird that clings to the bark of trees and pecks it to find insects; woodpecker. কাঠপিঁপড়া (noun) black long ant; wood-ant. কাঠ ফাটা রোদ (noun) scorching rays of the sun. কাঠ বিড়ালি (noun) small cat-like tree-climbing animal with bushy tail and grey fur; the squirrel. কাঠ মল্লিকা (noun) a variety of sweet scented jasmine flower; wild jasmine.