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b

b

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The second letter of the English alphabet
  • noun
  • /biː/
translation icon : b
  • In the alphabet, the letter B follows the letter A.

And to get from point A to point B may take five hours.

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Examples

  • One capital B and one lowercase?

    Blog text (33)
  • "I do not think a B is a bad mark."

    Fiction book (2002)
  • I took a test for a history course and earned a B.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • It starts with a B.

  • In my sophomore year, first semester, I got a B in chemistry and panicked.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • The word B is the second letter of the English alphabet.

  • When pronouncing the alphabet, I always say B after A.

Synonyms

B
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The second letter of the English alphabet

is the same letter written as a lowercase form

Compounds

hepatitis B
  • Specialized
12 3.9

A serious liver infection caused by a virus spread by blood, sexual contact, or other body fluids

B cell
  • Specialized
5 4.3

A white blood cell that makes antibodies to fight infections

type B
  • Specialized
5 4.4

A blood group with B marks on red cells and no A marks

B vitamin
  • Specialized
3 3.2

A vitamin that dissolves in water and helps the body use energy from food

Linear B
  • Specialized
1 9.9

An ancient writing system used in Greece to write early Greek

B complex
  • Specialized
1 4.4

A group of B vitamins that help the body turn food into energy

vitamin B
  • Specialized
1 3.4

Several related nutrients that help the body use food for energy

B-complex vitamin
  • Specialized
1 3.4

A group of vitamins that dissolve in water and help cells use food for energy

B lymphocyte
  • Specialized
1 5.7

A white blood cell from bone marrow that makes antibodies to fight infection

group B
  • Specialized
1 4.6

A blood type with the B marker on red blood cells

A clarinet tuned to B-flat that is commonly used in bands and orchestras

B-girl
  • Archaic
9.9

A woman paid by a bar to talk with men and get them to buy drinks

B-girl
  • Slang
8.7

A woman who breakdances doing spins and flips to music

B-horizon
  • Specialized
9.8

A soil layer below the top layer that holds minerals and dead plant material carried down

b-meson
  • Specialized
9.9

A tiny particle made of a bottom quark and another quark that exists for a very short time

9.1

A large jet military plane that flies long distances to drop bombs

6.8

A scan that uses sound waves to make a picture of the back of the eye

chlorophyll b
  • Specialized
5.7

A green substance in plant leaves that helps them make food from sunlight

B battery
  • Archaic
8.3

A power source used in old radios to give positive voltage to a vacuum tube plate

B horizon
  • Specialized
9.1

A soil layer under the topsoil that holds minerals and bits of dead plants

hemophilia B
  • Specialized
6.8

A rare inherited blood condition in which blood does not stop bleeding easily

3.2

A style of popular American music with strong blues and jazz roots

A US one dollar coin with Susan B Anthony's picture made from 1979 to 1981 and in 1999

the b-word
  • Offensive
9.9

A polite phrase people use instead of a rude word for a woman

A poison made by a kind of bacteria that can make people very sick

vitamin B complex
  • Specialized
3.2

A group of substances in food that dissolve in water and help the body make energy

Surface Forms

b singular
bs plural

Etymology

B comes from an old sign called beth that meant 'house' and later became beta in Greek before joining our alphabet as the second letter. So think of b as the second letter, the sound that often starts words like 'banana'.