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3B

3B noun: third base, third baseman.

Noun

3B (plural 3Bs)

  1. Third base, third baseman
  2. triple, a baseball statistic indicating a runner has safely advanced to third base
  3. (British, English) A grade of pencil with lead that makes darker marks than a pencil grade 2B but lighter marks than a pencil of grade 4B.
  4. A subcategory of stage 3 cancer.

Forms of 3B

plural3Bs

Questions about 3B

What does 3B mean?
3B means third base, third baseman.
What part of speech is 3B?
3B is a noun.
What is the plural of 3B?
The plural of 3B is 3Bs.

Words near 3B in the dictionary

  1. 37th
  2. 381
  3. 38th
  4. 39th
  5. 3arabizi
  6. 3B
  7. 3Bs
  8. 3C syndrome
  9. 3d
  10. 3D chess
  11. 3d Cir.

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