3-letter words starting with b
- bpp — bits per pixel
- bpr — business process re-engineering
- bps — bps is a measurement of the speed at which computer data is transferred, for example by a modem. bps is an abbreviation for 'bits per second'.
- bqs — Berkeley Quality Software
- br. — Br. is a written abbreviation for British.
- bra — A bra is a piece of underwear that women wear to support their breasts.
- brb — be right back
- bre — Building Research Establishment
- brh — Branch and Hang
- bri — Basic Rate Interface
- brn — Bahrain (international car registration)
- bro — Some men use bro as a friendly way of addressing other men when they are talking to them.
- brr — used when one feels cold
- brs — Big Red Switch
- brt — be right there
- bru — Brunei (international car registration)
- bsa — Boy Scouts of America
- bsb — British Sky Broadcasting (formerly for British Satellite Broadcasting)
- bsc — A BSc is a first degree in a science subject. BSc is an abbreviation for 'Bachelor of Science'.
- bsd — Berkeley Software Distribution: a UNIX-based computer operating system
- bse — BSE is a disease which affects the nervous system of cattle and kills them. BSE is an abbreviation for 'bovine spongiform encephalopathy'.
- bsf — British Standard fine thread
- bsi — British Standards Institution
- bsl — below sea level
- bsp — British Standard pipe thread
- bss — British Standards Specification
- bst — bovine somatotrophin: a growth hormone that can be used to increase milk production in dairy cattle
- bsw — British Standard Whitworth thread
- btb — Branch Target Buffer
- btg — British Technology Group
- bts — bug tracking system
- btu — British thermal unit
- btw — BTW is the written abbreviation for 'by the way', often used in e-mail.
- bty — battery
- bub — fellow; youngster: used as a form of address
- bud — A bud is a small pointed lump that appears on a tree or plant and develops into a leaf or flower.
- buf — (formerly) British Union of Fascists
- bug — A bug is an insect or similar small creature.
- bui — British Virgin Islands (international car registration)
- bul — the eighth month of the Old Hebrew calendar, corresponding to Heshvan of the Babylonian or post-exilic Jewish calendar: a period from mid-October to mid-November
- bum — Someone's bum is the part of their body which they sit on.
- bun — Buns are small bread rolls. They are sometimes sweet and may contain dried fruit or spices.
- bur — a seed vessel or flower head, as of burdock, having hooks or prickles
- bus — A bus is a large motor vehicle which carries passengers from one place to another. Buses drive along particular routes, and you have to pay to travel in them.
- but — You use but to introduce something which contrasts with what you have just said, or to introduce something which adds to what you have just said.
- buy — If you buy something, you obtain it by paying money for it.
- bva — British Veterinary Association
- bvm — Beata Virgo Maria
- bvt — brevet
- bwd — backward