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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Tail :: Tail (a.) Limited; abridged; reduced; curtailed; as, estate tail..
Miamis :: Miamis (n. pl.) A tribe of Indians that formerly occupied the country between the Wabash and Maumee rivers.
Abaca :: Abaca (n.) The Manila-hemp plant (Musa textilis); also, its fiber. See Manila hemp under Manila..
Negligence :: Negligence (n.) The omission of the care usual under the circumstances, being convertible with the Roman culpa. A specialist is bound to higher skill and diligence in his specialty than one who is not a specialist, and liability for negligence varies acordingly..
Dreaminess :: Dreaminess (n.) The state of being dreamy.
Pervicacity :: Pervicacity (n.) Obstinacy; pervicaciousness.
Submission :: Submiss (a.) Gentle; soft; calm; as, submiss voices..
Upeygan :: Upeygan (n.) The borele.
Cord :: Cord (n.) Any structure having the appearance of a cord, esp. a tendon or a nerve. See under Spermatic, Spinal, Umbilical, Vocal..
Amrita :: Amrita (a.) Ambrosial; immortal.
Victim :: Victim (n.) A person or living creature destroyed by, or suffering grievous injury from, another, from fortune or from accident; as, the victim of a defaulter; the victim of a railroad accident..
Fist :: Fist (n.) The talons of a bird of prey.
Infatuating :: Infatuating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Infatuat.
Bestride :: Bestride (v. t.) To step over; to stride over or across; as, to bestride a threshold..
Dragonish :: Dragonish (a.) resembling a dragon.
Question :: Question (v. t.) To inquire of by asking questions; to examine by interrogatories; as, to question a witness..
Attack :: Attack (n.) An assault upon one's feelings or reputation with unfriendly or bitter words.
Lady :: Lady (n.) A woman of refined or gentle manners; a well-bred woman; -- the feminine correlative of gentleman.
Shock :: Shock (n.) A sudden depression of the vital forces of the entire body, or of a port of it, marking some profound impression produced upon the nervous system, as by severe injury, overpowering emotion, or the like..
Contraband :: Contraband (n.) A negro slave, during the Civil War, escaped to, or was brought within, the Union lines. Such slave was considered contraband of war..
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