Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bee-bee]
- /ˈbiˌbi/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bee-bee]
- /ˈbiˌbi/
Definitions of bb word
- abbreviation BB Barbados 3
- abbreviation BB Boys' Brigade 3
- symbol bb double black: denoting a very soft lead 3
- noun bb a small pellet of shot, .175 inch in diameter, fired from an air gun (BB gun) 3
- noun bb a small pellet of shot, .18 inch in diameter, used in shotgun cartridges 3
- noun bb base(s) on balls 3
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Origin of bb
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1870-75
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Bb
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bb popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bb usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bb
noun bb
- free ride — Informal. something obtained without effort or cost: The fact that you're the general's sondoesn't mean you'll get a free ride in the army.
- pass — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- walk — to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.
- free ticket — entitlement to sth at no cost
- hotel — a commercial establishment offering lodging to travelers and sometimes to permanent residents, and often having restaurants, meeting rooms, stores, etc., that are available to the general public.
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