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 oboe oboe /ˈoʊboʊ/

noun

  1. A slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece  ( hautbois [Archaic] , hautboy [Archaic] , oboe )
    a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
     The oboist played a haunting melody during the symphony
    The oboist played a haunting melody during the symphony


 drill instructor drill instructor /drɪl ɪnˈstrʌktər/

noun

  1. (military) a noncommissioned officer who instructs recruits in military marching and discipline  ( drill instructor , drill master )
    (military) a noncommissioned officer who instructs recruits in military marching and discipline


 toffy toffy /ˈtɑːfi/

noun

  1. Caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets  ( brittle , toffy , toffee )
    caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
     The toffee was sticky and chewy and got stuck to my teeth
    The toffee was sticky and chewy and got stuck to my teeth


 b b /ˈbiː/

noun

  1. (physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter  ( b , barn )
    (physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter

 B

  1. () Aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil  ( bacillus , B )
    aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
     Soil samples often contain B bacterium, which is rod-shaped and spore-producing.
    Soil samples often contain B bacterium, which is rod-shaped and spore-producing.
  2. The blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen  ( B , group B , type B )
    the blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen
  3. The 2nd letter of the Roman alphabet  ( B )
    the 2nd letter of the Roman alphabet
  4. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels  ( B , Bel )
    a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels
  5. A trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder  ( atomic number 5 , B , boron )
    a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder
  6. Originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins  ( B , B complex , B-complex vitamin , B vitamin , vitamin B , vitamin B complex )
    originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins