3-Letter Words Starting With B
Here's the list of all the 61 3-Letter Words Starting With B in the English Language.
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| but | 1. and nothing more More Definitions → |
| buy | 1. obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction 2. make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence More Definitions → |
| big | 1. significant 2. serious or severe More Definitions → |
| box | 1. a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid 2. private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance More Definitions → |
| bad | 1. that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency 2. having undesirable or negative qualities More Definitions → |
| bit | 1. a small piece or quantity of something 2. a small fragment of something broken off from the whole More Definitions → |
| bay | 1. an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf 2. the sound of a hound on the scent More Definitions → |
| bar | 1. a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter 2. a counter where you can obtain food or drink More Definitions → |
| bid | 1. an authoritative direction or instruction to do something 2. an attempt to get something More Definitions → |
| bed | 1. furnish with a bed 2. place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil More Definitions → |
| boy | 1. a youthful male person 2. a friendly informal reference to a grown man More Definitions → |
| bin | 1. store in bins 2. a container; usually has a lid More Definitions → |
| bob | 1. move up and down repeatedly in a quick, short movement 2. ride a bobsled More Definitions → |
| bus | 1. send or move around by bus 2. ride in a bus More Definitions → |
| bag | 1. capture or kill, as in hunting 2. hang loosely, like an empty bag More Definitions → |
| bug | 1. general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate 2. a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine More Definitions → |
| ben | 1. a mountain or tall hill More Definitions → |
| biz | 1. your occupation or line of work More Definitions → |
| bet | 1. the money risked on a gamble 2. the act of gambling More Definitions → |
| ban | 1. forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper) 2. prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure More Definitions → |
| bow | 1. bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head 2. yield to another's wish or opinion More Definitions → |
| bee | 1. any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species 2. a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions More Definitions → |
| bra | 1. an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts More Definitions → |
| bat | 1. nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate 2. (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit More Definitions → |
| bye | 1. an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent 2. a farewell remark More Definitions → |
| bud | 1. a partially opened flower 2. a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals More Definitions → |
| bot | 1. botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human More Definitions → |
| bur | 1. seed vessel having hooks or prickles 2. small bit used in dentistry or surgery More Definitions → |
| boo | 1. a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt 2. show displeasure, as after a performance or speech More Definitions → |
| beg | 1. call upon in supplication; entreat 2. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently More Definitions → |
| bib | 1. drink moderately but regularly 2. top part of an apron; covering the chest More Definitions → |
| bam | 1. a sudden very loud noise More Definitions → |
| bod | 1. alternative names for the body of a human being More Definitions → |
| bop | 1. dance the bebop 2. hit hard More Definitions → |
| boa | 1. a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur 2. any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial hind limbs More Definitions → |
| bum | 1. ask for and get free; be a parasite 2. be lazy or idle More Definitions → |
| bun | 1. small rounded bread either plain or sweet More Definitions → |
| bog | 1. wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel 2. cause to slow down or get stuck More Definitions → |
| baa | 1. the cry made by sheep 2. cry plaintively More Definitions → |
| bap | 1. a small loaf or roll of soft bread More Definitions → |
| bey | 1. (formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt 2. the governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empire More Definitions → |