B, bbi(n.)(pl.)Bs; B's, bs; b's.

1. the second letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.

   Category: Language/Linguistics

2. any spoken sound represented by this letter.

   Category: Language/Linguistics

3. something shaped like aB.

4. a written or printed representation of the letter B or

   b.

B

1. Chess. bishop.

   Category: Checkers and Chess

B^*

1. the second in order or in a series.

2. (sometimes l.c.) a grade or mark indicating that academic work, a product, etc., is good but not of the highest quality.

   Category: Education, Common Vocabulary

3. a major blood group.

   Category: Physiology

   Ref: See ABO system.

4. the seventh tone of the ascending C major scale. a tonality having B as the tonic.

   Category: Music and Dance

5. boron.

   Category: Chemistry

6. magnetic induction.

   Category: Physics

7. a designation for a motion picture made on a low budget.

^* Symbol..

B.

1. bachelor.

2. bacillus.

   Category: Microbiology

3. Baseball. base; baseman.

   Category: Sport

4. bay.

5. Bible.

6. bolivar.

   Category: Numismatics

7. book.

8. born.

9. breadth.

10. British.

11. brother.

12. brotherhood.

b.

1. bachelor.

2. bale.

3. bass.

   Category: Music and Dance

4. basso.

   Category: Music and Dance

5. bay.

6. billion.

7. blend of; blended.

8. book.

9. born.

10. breadth.

11. brother.

B-

1. (in designations of aircraft) bomber:

   B-29.

   Category: Military