BB

[ bee-bee ]

noun

a size of shot, 0.18 inch (0.46 centimeter) in diameter, fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
Also called BB shot. shot of this size.

Origin of BB

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Other definitions for BB (2 of 6)

BB²

a quality rating for a corporate or municipal bond, lower than BBB and higher than B.

Other definitions for bb. (3 of 6)

bb.

abbreviation

ball bearing.
Baseball. base on balls; bases on balls.

Other definitions for b.b. (4 of 6)

b.b.

abbreviation

bail bond.
baseboard.

Other definitions for B/B (5 of 6)

B/B

bottled in bond.

Other definitions for B.B. (6 of 6)

B.B.

abbreviation

bail bond.
Blue Book.

B'nai B'rith.
Bureau of the Budget.

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How to use BB in a sentence

Locally, he followed B. B. King, the Memphis blues guitar master, and spent considerable time with him.
How Rock and Roll Killed Jim Crow | Dennis McNally | October 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Like Django Reinhardt or B. B. King, you know, guys who really play.
The Stacks: Grateful Dead I Have Known | Ed McClanahan | August 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Now, however, a bakery in Brooklyn Heights called B&B Empire is offering the real thing to bagel-deprived locals.
Aesthetic Perfection | Blake Gopnik | June 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
For a neighborhood B&B option that's far more pleasant on the wallet, I like Northcliff Manor in Roosevelt Park.
Gal With a Suitcase | Jolie Hunt | July 10, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
Lots of t-t-times I cracked him with the b-b-butt of my rifle, and staggered him, but he only c-came at me again full tilt.
The Banner Boy Scouts Snowbound | George A. Warren

Its scheme is a b a b b c c, in which the same letters indicate rhymes.
Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism | F. V. N. Painter
As will be seen on examination, the rhyme scheme is as follows: a b b a a b b a c d c d c d.
Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism | F. V. N. Painter
And so ended his first evening at home with that imbecile refrain—B-b-b, repeating itself in his ears.
Mount Royal, Volume 3 of 3 | Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Yes, I was b-b-orn with a s-s-s-ilver s-s-poon in my m-m-m-outh.
Mr. Punch with The Children | Various

British Dictionary definitions for bb (1 of 2)

the internet domain name for

Barbados

British Dictionary definitions for BB (2 of 2)

abbreviation for

Boys' Brigade

symbol for

(on Brit pencils) double black: denoting a very soft lead

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