BB
1a 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
1Words Nearby BB
Other definitions for BB (2 of 6)
a quality rating for a corporate or municipal bond, lower than BBB and higher than B.
Other definitions for bb. (3 of 6)
ball bearing.
Baseball. base on balls; bases on balls.
Other definitions for b.b. (4 of 6)
bail bond.
baseboard.
Other definitions for B/B (5 of 6)
bottled in bond.
Other definitions for B.B. (6 of 6)
bail bond.
Blue Book.
B'nai B'rith.
Bureau of the Budget.
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How to use BB in a sentence
The 12-year-old boy was shot by a police officer after brandishing what turned out to be a BB gun.
The 14 Teens Killed by Cops Since Michael Brown | Nina Strochlic | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was later reported that the weapon was a BB gun that appeared to be a .45-caliber pistol.
The 14 Teens Killed by Cops Since Michael Brown | Nina Strochlic | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne woman, BB, is a former pastor who was outed to her congregation before she could even tell her loved ones.
More often than not the rockets prove ineffective, but it only takes one—a golden BB—to change everything.
Dodging Rockets in Afghanistan as the Taliban’s Fighting Season Begins | Nick Willard | May 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAn illegal stock tip is not the same thing as a swindle; but $68 million buys a lot of basketballs and BB guns.
Shes all the time sending messages to BB, and to soldiers and Injuns and whatnot, and to the animals.
A Horse's Tale | Mark TwainSince the mass aa′BB′ moves uniformly, the external forces acting on it are in equilibrium.
The leaf being broad and flat you pass to c and cc under BB.
Michigan Trees | Charles Herbert OtisThe eastern gate (BB Sharki) and a few vestiges of the colonnades yet remain.
The Apostles | Ernest RenanIn general, the BB's doctrines most closely resembled those of the Isma‛ls and Hurfs.
British Dictionary definitions for bb (1 of 2)
Barbados
British Dictionary definitions for BB (2 of 2)
Boys' Brigade
(on Brit pencils) double black: denoting a very soft lead
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