b
b
1 Americanabbreviation
B
2
American
[bee]
/ bi /
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b
noun
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B's,
plural
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Bs,
plural
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b's,
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bs
plural
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the second letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
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any spoken sound represented by the letter B or b, as in bid, bauble, or daubed.
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something having the shape of a B .
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a written or printed representation of the letter B or b.
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a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter B or b.
B
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Symbol.
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the second in order or in a series.
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(sometimes lowercase) (in some grading systems) a grade or mark, as in school or college, indicating the quality of a student's work as good or better than average.
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(sometimes lowercase) (in some school systems) a symbol designating the second semester of a school year.
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Physiology. a major blood group usually enabling a person whose blood is of this type to donate blood to persons of type B or AB and to receive blood from persons of type O or B.
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Music.
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the seventh tone in the scale of C major or the second tone in the relative minor scale, A minor.
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a string, key, or pipe tuned to this tone.
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a written or printed note representing this tone.
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(in the fixed system of solmization) the seventh tone of the scale of C major, called ti.
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the tonality having B as the tonic note.
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(sometimes lowercase) the medieval Roman numeral for 300.
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Chemistry. boron.
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a proportional shoe width size, narrower than C and wider than A.
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a proportional brassiere cup size, smaller than C and larger than A.
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Physics. magnetic induction.
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Electricity. susceptance.
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a designation for a motion picture made on a low budget and meant as the secondary part of a double feature.
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a quality rating for a corporate or municipal bond, lower than BB and higher than CCC.
B-
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American
U.S. Military.
b.
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American
abbreviation
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bachelor.
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bale.
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Baseball. base; baseman.
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bass.
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basso.
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bay.
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billion.
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blend of; blended.
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book.
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born.
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breadth.
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brother.
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brotherhood.
B.
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abbreviation
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bachelor.
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bacillus.
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Baseball. base; baseman.
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bass.
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basso.
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bay.
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Bible.
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bolivar.
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boliviano.
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book.
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born.
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breadth.
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British.
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brother.
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brotherhood.
B
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British
symbol
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music
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a note having a frequency of 493.88 hertz ( B above middle C ) or this value multiplied or divided by any power of 2; the seventh note of the scale of C major
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a key, string, or pipe producing this note
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the major or minor key having this note as its tonic
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the supporting or less important of two things
the B side of a record
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a human blood type of the ABO group, containing the B antigen
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(in Britain) a secondary road
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the number 11 in hexadecimal notation
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chem boron
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magnetic flux density
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chess bishop
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(on Brit pencils, signifying degree of softness of lead) black Compare H
B
2B
3B
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Also: b. physics bel
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physics baryon number
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balboa
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belga
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bolivar
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photog B-setting
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a person whose job is in middle management, or who holds an intermediate administrative or professional position
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( as modifier ) See also occupation groupings
a B worker
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abbreviation
b
2
British
/ biː /
noun
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the second letter and first consonant of the modern English alphabet
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a speech sound represented by this letter, usually a voiced bilabial stop, as in bell
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Also: beta. the second in a series, esp the second highest grade in an examination
B.
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British
abbreviation
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(on maps, etc) bay
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British
b.
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abbreviation
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born
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cricket bowled
B-
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abbreviation
b
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British
symbol
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The findings instead indicate that TOI-561 b reflects approximately 75% of the starlight reaching it, a remarkably high proportion comparable to Venus.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
Because the same side of TOI-561 b always faces its star, the nightside receives no direct starlight.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
We think that HD 3167 b might have a silicate-rich composition, with a similar mixture of minerals that make up Earth's mantle.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
"Elias 2-24 b is at the limit of what current telescopes can detect, but with new instruments like NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, such detections should become easier."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
She will b OK response I get in return.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
The two officers, identified as Officers A and B, had been tasked to her house in 2021 after a report of concern for her safety.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
Under the proposal, individuals who enroll in Medicare at 50 would receive the same benefits and protections available under Medicare Parts A, B, and D — which cover hospital, doctor’s visits and prescription drugs.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026
He offered to accept a B to resolve the dispute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
A worst-case scenario would mean losing services "you depend upon: the policemen arriving, the fire brigade arriving, the hospital functioning, the transport giving you a ride from point A to B."
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
“Ida B, don’t pay him any mind,” Viola told me.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
Fitch said Tuesday it upgraded the country’s Long-Term Foreign Currency and Local Currency Issuer Default Rating to B- from CCC+, with a stable ratings outlook.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
S&P Global assigned Strategy a B- issuer credit rating with stable outlook in October, five notches below the lowest rung of investment grade.
From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026
Last month, the streamer’s co-CEO Greg Peters gave the company’s gaming efforts a B- grade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025
“Show trial” isn’t too creative, but we’ll give him a B- for the personal touch.
From Slate ● May 30, 2024
She holds my current grades by two fingers: D, C, B-, D, C-, C, A. No basketball team for me, because the A was in art, so my GPA is a whopping 1.7.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
In 2018, the Moscow Zoo launched a Blakiston’s fish owl breeding program, which currently is made up of two B. b. blakistoni females, one in Moscow and another at the Sakhalin Island Zoo.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 5, 2021
“I drive Kansas interstates frequently, and I know that they are doing an excellent job, a. keeping the ditches mowed and b., keeping our roads clear and safe,” said Claeys.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 10, 2019
Find the equation of the intersection curve of the surface at b. with the cone φ = π .
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
You may notice that the graphs in parts a. and b. are identical.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
The inscription turned out to be a date: September 3,32 b. c. , in today’s calendar.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Anthropic's listing is "just another chapter" in investors' worries over the cost of the AI buildout and how it gets financed, Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B. Riley Wealth Management, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
One growing concern involves another fungal pathogen, B. salamandrivorans, which is threatening salamander populations in Europe and could pose a serious danger to salamanders in North America.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
Some had invoked Susan B. Anthony’s opposition to the 15th Amendment, which extended voting rights to Black men but not women.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
Unlike some luxury brands, LuxExperience has limited exposure to traditional luxury strongholds like China, where demand has softened, said Anna Glaessgen, a senior research analyst covering the consumer sector at investment bank B. Riley Securities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The two biggest were poster-sized campaign portraits of the presidential contenders in this fall’s election, Judge Alton B. Parker and President Theodore Roosevelt, framed.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
B’s on a report card are not allowed in his family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
“We don’t want to be portrayed as: ‘Students don’t want to get B’s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
“I mean, I got some B’s in math in school, so yeah, I’m aware of the math there,” he said, acknowledging the swing nature of his vote.
From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2026
The song was called Killer B's, inspired by stories of deadly insects invading the US from Brazil.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
After twenty seconds I hit pause and took Mrs. B’s heart rate again.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
Scientists have previously observed a related process involving a different beauty particle, called Bs.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 10, 2026
Erin Bleakley's plans were ruined after she was awarded Bs, Cs and Ds in her highers in 2020 after an emergency marking system was introduced.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
He had always been a good student, securing almost all A’s with a few Bs sprinkled in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Ah’Mari, now a 17-year-old junior, said he earned As, Bs and one C throughout high school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
To Celia, all As and Bs on her final exams was an accomplishment.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
Although most planets have relatively even atmospheres, WASP-107 b's is a few hundred meters taller on one side than on the other.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2024
After modelling the exoplanet and the star in the HAT-P-18 system, the iREx astronomers performed a meticulous dissection of HAT-P-18 b's atmospheric composition.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 9, 2024
It reveals the presence of water vapor and other molecules in WASP-96 b’s extremely hot atmosphere.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 21, 2022
Johansen says AB Aurigae b’s position in one of the disk’s spiral arms could indicate either creation mechanism.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 3, 2022
It was because she has trouble saying words sometimes, especially beginnings, like b’s and t’s and k’s.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
"This won't be the last failure of this nature so long as people are rewarded for pushing this bs," he said.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2023
“SAME tone deaf energy as this bs from the start of the pandemic,” said a different user.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2022
Mark Morgioni The concept of tests is also bs.
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2020
“Hey Joe, my buddy was offered an eli game used helmet and jersey. Are these the bs ones eli asked you to make up because he didnt want to give up the real stuff?”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 28, 2017
The bile sac, bs, is an elongated oval body with thin walls, lying to the right of the pylorus, its connection with the liver was not seen.
From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by C. M. Reese
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