B

Universal Words noun, symbol noun (also b) (plural B's, b's ) 1 [C,U] the second letter of the English alphabet: 'Butter' begins with (a) B / 'B'. 2 (B) [C,U] (music) the 7th note in the scale of C MAJOR 3 (B) [C,U] the second highest mark/grade that a student can get for a piece of work: She got (a) B in / for History. 4 (B) [U] used to represent the second of two or more possibilities: Shall we go for plan A or plan B? 5 (B) [U] used to represent a person, for example in an imagined situation or to hide their identity: Let's pretend A meets B in the park. seealsoB-ROAD IDIOMS see A symbol used in Britain before a number to refer to a particular secondary road: the B1224 to York