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6B

6B noun: a grade of pencil with lead that makes darker marks than a pencil grade 5B; a pencil with extremely soft lead.

Noun

6B (plural 6Bs)

  1. (British, English) A grade of pencil with lead that makes darker marks than a pencil grade 5B; a pencil with extremely soft lead.

Forms of 6B

plural6Bs

Questions about 6B

What does 6B mean?
6B means a grade of pencil with lead that makes darker marks than a pencil grade 5B; a pencil with extremely soft lead.
What part of speech is 6B?
6B is a noun.
What is the plural of 6B?
The plural of 6B is 6Bs.

Words near 6B in the dictionary

  1. 69er
  2. 69ers
  3. 69ing
  4. 69s
  5. 69th
  6. 6B
  7. 6Bs
  8. 6D chess
  9. 6DOF
  10. 6H
  11. 6Hs

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