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BB

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. Initialism of baseband.
  2. Initialism of Big Brother.
  3. Alternative spelling of BB.
    alt-of, alternative
  4. Initialism of BlackBerry.
  5. Initialism of Big Bang.
  6. Abbreviation of baby.
  7. Initialism of basketball.
  8. Initialism of the Bangka Belitung Islands: a province of Indonesia.
  9. Initialism of baseball.
  10. Initialism of bulletin board.
  11. A type of pellet that can be shot from a BB gun.
  12. Initialism of ball bearing.
  13. A walk; the statistic reporting the number of "bases on balls".
  14. Abbreviation of balance beam.
  15. Abbreviation of battleship.

Equivalents

Françaisma
Portuguêsbb
4 more languages
Bosanskima
Hrvatskima
Kurdîbbma
Српскиma

Examples

“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.”
“As a reminder, bb Lili was born on Friday, June 4, at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California.”
“There are no quick fixes (soz, bbs) and, to continue⟳ to be effective, these healthy habits have⟳ to be pretty constant.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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