BB
1a size of shot, 0.18 inch (0.46 centimeter) in diameter, fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
Also called BB shot. shot of this size.
Origin of BB
1Other definitions for BB (2 of 6)
a quality rating for a corporate or municipal bond, lower than BBB and higher than B.
Other definitions for bb. (3 of 6)
ball bearing.
Baseball. base on balls; bases on balls.
Other definitions for b.b. (4 of 6)
bail bond.
baseboard.
Other definitions for B/B (5 of 6)
bottled in bond.
Other definitions for B.B. (6 of 6)
bail bond.
Blue Book.
B'nai B'rith.
Bureau of the Budget.
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How to use BB in a sentence
Not long ago, a whole host of artists were plowing these fields—Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Johnny Winter.
Most will probably mention B.B. King, who turns 88 this month.
Do Blues Musicians Need to be Really, Really Old? | Ted Gioia | September 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTFor its latest Music Project campaign, Saint Laurent tapped music legends B.B. King, Chuck Berry, and Jerry Lee Lewis.
Saint Laurent’s Newest Models Are Music Legends | Lori-Lee Emshey | September 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTI met Lifted Crew when they were my backup band at a show that I did at B.B. King's.
Big Daddy Kane: The Hip-Hop MC on Las Supper, Madonna, Jay-Z, and What’s Next | Curtis Stephen | April 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST“My thing was: Just learn to play like B.B. and T-Bone,” Guy told me.
British Dictionary definitions for bb (1 of 2)
Barbados
British Dictionary definitions for BB (2 of 2)
Boys' Brigade
(on Brit pencils) double black: denoting a very soft lead
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