Definition of b

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B () is the second letter of the English alphabet. (See Guide to Pronunciation, // 196, 220.) It is etymologically related to p, v, f, w and m , letters representing sounds having a close organic affinity to its own sound; as in Eng. bursar and purser; Eng. bear and Lat. ferre; Eng. silver and Ger. silber; Lat. cubitum and It. gomito; Eng. seven, Anglo-Saxon seofon, Ger. sieben, Lat. septem, Gr.epta`, Sanskrit saptan. The form of letter B is Roman, from Greek B (Beta), of Semitic origin. The sma

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Thumbed :: Thumbed (imp. & p. p.) of Thum.
Gonochorism :: Gonochorism (n.) In ontogony, differentiation of male and female individuals from embryos having the same rudimentary sexual organs..
Vesicle :: Vesicle (n.) A cavity or sac, especially one filled with fluid; as, the umbilical vesicle..
Rest :: Rest (n.) To stand firm; to be fixed; to be supported; as, a column rests on its pedestal..
Weakling :: Weakling (a.) Weak; feeble.
Unacceptability :: Unacceptability (n.) The quality of being unacceptable; unacceptableness.
Aggregate :: Aggregate (n.) A mass formed by the union of homogeneous particles; -- in distinction from a compound, formed by the union of heterogeneous particles..
Pisolitic :: Pisolitic (a.) Composed of, containing, or resembling, pisolite..
Necessity :: Necessity (n.) That which is necessary; a necessary; a requisite; something indispensable; -- often in the plural.
Sequester :: Sequester (v. t.) To cause to retire or withdraw into obscurity; to seclude; to withdraw; -- often used reflexively.
Wastrel :: Wastrel (n.) Anything cast away as bad or useless, as imperfect bricks, china, etc..
Ambrosia :: Ambrosia (n.) The fabled food of the gods (as nectar was their drink), which conferred immortality upon those who partook of it..
Haggling :: Haggling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Haggl.
Practice :: Practice (v. i.) To apply theoretical science or knowledge, esp. by way of experiment; to exercise or pursue an employment or profession, esp. that of medicine or of law..
Jolthead :: Jolthead (n.) A dunce; a blockhead.
Manual :: Manual (a.) Of or pertaining to the hand; done or made by the hand; as, manual labor; the king's sign manual..
Thalamus :: Thalamus (n.) A mass of nervous matter on either side of the third ventricle of the brain; -- called also optic thalamus.
Oblige :: Oblige (v. t.) To attach, as by a bond..
Monkery :: Monkery (n.) A collective body of monks.
Humbuggery :: Humbuggery (n.) The practice of imposition.
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