def>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 the Greek B (Beta), of Semitic origin. The small b was formed by gradual change from the capital B. [1913 Webster]

In (Music), B is the nominal of the seventh tone in the model major scale (the scale of C major), or of the second tone in it's relative minor scale (that of A minor). B♭ stands for B flat, the tone a half step, or semitone, lower than B. In German, B stands for our B♭, while our B natural is called H (pronounced hä). [1913 Webster]

n. A large long-range bomber airplane of the U. S. military aircraft fleet; B- stands for bomber. It has the capability of delivering nuclear weapons. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

v. t. [ Cf. OF. baer to open the mouth, F. bayer. ] To kiss. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ Cf. G. bäen; an imitative word. ] To cry baa, or bleat as a sheep. [ 1913 Webster ]

He treble baas for help, but none can get. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Baas [ Cf. G. bä. ] The cry or bleating of a sheep; a bleat. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The bleating of a sheep. Marryat. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; Heb. pl. Baalim [ Heb. ba'al lord. ] 1. (Myth.) The supreme male divinity of the Phoenician and Canaanitish nations. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The name of this god occurs in the Old Testament and elsewhere with qualifying epithets subjoined, answering to the different ideas of his character; as, Baal-berith (the Covenant Baal), Baal-zebub (Baal of the fly). [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. The whole class of divinities to whom the name Baal was applied. Judges x. 6. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Worship of Baal; idolatry. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. A worshiper of Baal; a devotee of any false religion; an idolater. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Per. ] Lit., gate; -- a title given to the founder of Babism, and taken from that of Bab-ud-Din, assumed by him. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]