Bb

adv, name, noun, phrase

adv, name, noun, phrase ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of baseband. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  2. 2
    Alternative spelling of BB. alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    a small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun wordnet
  4. 4
    Initialism of BlackBerry. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  5. 5
    Abbreviation of baby. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of

    "As a reminder, bb Lili was born on Friday, June 4, at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California."

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  1. 6
    Initialism of basketball. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  2. 7
    Initialism of baseball. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  3. 8
    Initialism of bulletin board. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  4. 9
    A type of pellet that can be shot from a BB gun. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    Initialism of ball bearing. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "Radiopaque catheters, wires, or small metal ball bearings (BBs) are taped to the patient's skin to help in identifying any anatomic landmark, diseased tissue, or scar on the skin."

  6. 11
    A walk; the statistic reporting the number of "bases on balls". countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    Abbreviation of balance beam. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    Abbreviation of battleship. US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Adverb
  1. 1
    Initialism of bareback (“without a condom”). abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Phrase
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of bye bye. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of
  2. 2
    Initialism of best before. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Big Brother. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    Initialism of Big Bang. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. 3
    Initialism of the Bangka Belitung Islands: a province of Indonesia. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Synonyms

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bb shotcondomlesscyaibb

Example

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"Announced on the 16th of October of 2012, Alpha Centauri Bb may be the closest planet outside our Solar System and may be a "lava world.""

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BB gun

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