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BS

1 American  
[bee-es] / ˈbiˈɛs /
Or B.S.,

abbreviation

  1. bullshit.


idioms

  1. call BS. bullshit.

b/s 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. bags.

  2. bales.

  3. bill of sale.


b.s. 3 American  
Or bs

abbreviation

  1. balance sheet.

  2. bill of sale. Also B.S., BS, b/s


B.S. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. Bachelor of Science.

  2. Bachelor of Surgery.


B/S 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. bags

  2. bales

  3. bill of sale

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

BS 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Bachelor of Surgery

  2. British Standard(s) (indicating the catalogue or publication number of the British Standards Institution)

  3. Bahamas (international car registration)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

B.S. 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. Bachelor of Science

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bs 4 British  

abbreviation

  1. Bahamas

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"We are confident the same technique will allow us to clarify the nature of LHS 3844 b's crust and, in the future, other rocky exoplanets," concludes Kreidberg.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

Yet Barnard b's mere existence hints at the presence of other exoplanets in that solar system, some of which may be more hospitable to life.

From Salon • Oct. 4, 2024

Although distinctly unearthly, altogether HIP 99770 b’s properties make it a comparatively close cousin to Earth.

From Scientific American • Apr. 13, 2023

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

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