noun
- A type of pellet that can be shot from a BB gun.
- A walk; the statistic reporting the number of "bases on balls".
- Battleship, a type of warship
noun
- A wireless handheld device, a cross between a cellphone and a mobile email appliance and Internet-capable PDA, marketed by BlackBerry Limited.
noun
- A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.
- Any very young animal, especially a vertebrate; many species have specific names for their babies, such as kittens for the babies of cats, puppies for the babies of dogs, and chickens for the babies of birds. See for more.
- Unborn young; a fetus.
- A person who is immature, infantile or feeble.
- A person who is new to or inexperienced in something.
- The lastborn of a family; the youngest sibling, irrespective of age.
- A term of endearment used to refer to or address one's girlfriend, boyfriend or spouse.
- A form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive.
- A pet project or responsibility.
- An affectionate term for anything.
- A small image of an infant; a doll.
Synonyms: big baby, love, babbie, babby, babe, infant
noun
- A sport common in North America, the Caribbean, and Japan, in which the object is to strike a ball so that one of a nine-person team can run counter-clockwise among four bases, resulting in the scoring of a run. The team with the most runs after termination of play, usually nine innings, wins.
- The ball used to play the sport of baseball.
- A variant of poker in which cards with baseball-related values have special significance.
noun
- The frequency range occupied by a message signal prior to modulation.
- (noun adjunct) A method of transmission in which only one frequency channel is used at a time.
- A device using baseband transmission.
Synonyms: lowpass
noun
- A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.
- The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.
Synonyms: hoops
noun
- A board on which messages may be posted, especially one in a public space.
- A system in which users may send, read and reply to public messages; an electronic message board or forum.
Synonyms: notice board
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Bb is a 7-meaning word in English. Two-letter words rarely have anagrams.
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