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There are 98 words in our dictionary that contain the exact sequence 'bb'. You can browse them all using the list above.

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Some common words containing 'bb' include Abbacy, Abbatial, Abbess. These words are frequently used in everyday English communication.

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Abbacy Noun Abbatial Adjective Abbess Noun Abbey Noun Abbot Noun Abbreviate Verb Abbreviation Noun Babbage Proper Noun Babbie Proper Noun / Noun (Dialectal) Babbishly Adverb Babbit Noun Babbitt Noun Babbitted Verb (Past Tense / Past Participle) Babbitter Noun Babbittess Noun Babbittian Adjective Babbitting Noun (Gerund) Babbittism Noun Babbittry Noun Babbitts Noun (Plural) / Verb (Third-Person Singular) Babblative Adjective Babble Verb, Noun Cabbage Noun, Verb Dabb Noun Dabba Noun Dabbed Verb Dabber Noun Dabbers Noun (Plural) Dabbing Noun, Verb (Present Participle) Dabble Verb Dabbled Verb Dabbler Noun Dabblers Noun (Plural) Dabbles Verb Dabbling Verb (Present Participle) Dabblingly Adverb Dabblingness Noun Dabblings Noun Dabby Adjective Gabback Noun Gabbai Noun Gabbais Noun (Plural) Gabbard Noun Gabbards Noun (plural) Gabbart Noun Gabbarts Noun Gabbed Verb Gabber Noun Gabbers Noun (Plural) Gabbier Adjective (Comparative) Gabbiest Adjective Habbe Verb (Archaic) Habble Verb Habbub Noun Jabbed Verb (Past Tense/Participle), Adjective Jabber Verb Jabbered Verb Jabberer Noun Jabberers Noun (Plural) Jabbering Adjective / Present Participle Jabberingly Adverb Jabberment Noun Jabbernowl Noun Jabbers Verb, Noun Jabberwock Noun Jabberwockian Adjective Jabberwocky Noun Labba Noun Labbella Noun Labber Noun Labby Noun Mabble Verb Nabbed Verb (Past Tense / Past Participle) Pabble Verb Qabbala Noun Qabbalah Noun Rabban Noun Ubbenite Noun Ubbonite Noun Wabber Noun, Verb Wabble Verb Wabbled Verb (Past Tense) Wabbler Noun Wabblers Noun (Plural) Wabbles Noun Wabblier Adjective Wabbliest Adjective Wabbliness Noun Wabbling Verb (Present Participle) Wabblingly Adverb Yabber Verb Yabbered Verb Yabbering Verb, Noun Yabbers Noun Yabbi Noun Yabbie Noun Yabble Verb Yabby Noun

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1. What is the closest modern fashion equivalent to 'gabbards'?

Skinny jeans Wide-leg pants Tailored shorts Pencil skirts

2. What part of speech is the word 'babblative'?

Noun Verb Adjective Adverb

3. What was a gabbard primarily used for?

Carrying passengers Coastal cargo transport Naval warfare Deep-sea fishing

4. Which of the following is an example of abbreviating a word?

Writing 'happy' instead of 'sad' Writing 'Jan' instead of 'January' Writing a summary of a book Translating 'hello' to 'hola'

5. Is it appropriate to call a dedicated heart surgeon a 'dabbler'?

Yes, it's a compliment No, it insults their deep expertise Yes, if they are young Only if they work for free

6. Can 'dabblings' be used to refer to a single attempt?

Yes, always No, it is strictly plural Only in British English Yes, but it loses its meaning

7. Which word is a formal synonym for 'gabbiest'?

Terse Taciturn Loquacious Concise

8. Can you say 'He studies many qabbalas'?

Yes, if he studies different types No, it is an uncountable noun Yes, in the plural form Only in academic English

9. In what type of writing is 'wabbles' mostly found today?

Scientific reports Modern news articles Historical fiction and classic literature Text messages

10. Where does the primary stress fall in 'cabbage'?

First syllable (KAB-ij) Second syllable (cab-EDGE) Neither Both equally

11. Which word is an antonym for 'wabbled'?

Teetered Tottered Steadied Trembled

12. Which syllable is stressed when pronouncing 'jabbernowl'?

The first syllable (JAB) The second syllable (er) The third syllable (nowl) All equally

13. Which word is a common misspelling of 'gabbards'?

gaberds gabbart gabberdz gobbards

14. What does the verb 'babbitted' mean in an engineering context?

To weld two pieces of steel together To line a bearing with a soft anti-friction metal To polish a shaft to a mirror finish To cut threads into a pipe

15. In which context is it INAPPROPRIATE to use the word 'nabbed'?

A news headline about an arrest A casual story about grabbing a seat A formal academic essay about criminal justice A mystery novel

16. What does the verb 'jabber' mean?

To talk rapidly and excitedly To whisper quietly To write a long essay To sing beautifully

17. What part of speech is 'dabba'?

Verb Adjective Noun Adverb

18. What does the verb 'dabbed' mean?

Rubbed hard with friction Poured a large amount of liquid Pressed lightly and quickly against something Swept across a surface

19. Which of the following is a synonym for 'yabber'?

Whisper Jabber Listen Sleep

20. Is 'jabbering' a good word to use in formal academic writing?

Yes, always No, it is too informal and slightly negative Only in science papers Only in math papers

21. Which preposition is used to compare someone to a group with 'gabbiest'?

Of In At On

22. Which antonym best contrasts with 'babbishly'?

Chatteringly Foolishly Eloquently Noisily

23. Historically, which group of people were most known for wearing 'gabbards'?

Knights Sailors Farmers Royalty

24. What is the modern standard spelling of 'wabbled'?

Wobbled Waffled Wabbled Wabled

25. Historically, before focusing on synagogue rituals, what did a gabbai collect?

Taxes and charity Stamps Books Animals

26. What does the term 'Jabberwocky' mean in modern usage?

A fast-talking person Meaningless or nonsensical language A foreign language you don't understand A type of legal contract

27. What is the plural form of 'dabber'?

Dabbi Dabber Dabbers Dabben

28. What is the correct plural form of 'labby'?

labbys labies labbies labby

29. How is the word 'babbitts' correctly pronounced?

/ˈbeɪbɪts/ (bay-bits) /ˈbæbɪts/ (bab-bits) /bæˈbiːt/ (ba-beet) /ˈræbɪts/ (rab-bits)

30. How is 'dabbler' correctly pronounced?

DAY-bler dab-BLER DAB-ler DAH-bler

31. What part of speech is 'wabblers'?

Plural noun Singular noun Past tense verb Adverb

32. Which part of speech is 'yabbered'?

Noun Adjective Verb (Past Tense) Adverb

33. When forming the present participle, how is 'habble' spelled?

hableing habbling habbeling habling

34. How should the 'ng' sound in 'wabblingly' be pronounced?

With a hard 'g' (as in glue) With a soft 'ng' (as in sing) It is silent Like an 'n'

35. Which of the following is an antonym for 'dabblingly'?

Casually Superficially Professionally Amateurishly

36. What does the verb 'jabbers' mean?

Walks slowly Talks rapidly and excitedly Eats loudly Writes carefully

37. How is 'dabba' correctly pronounced in standard English?

DAH-buh dah-BAH DAB-uh DAH-gah

38. Which modern word has completely replaced 'labber' in standard English?

Laborer Lapper Lobber Lubber

39. What part of speech is the word 'gabbart'?

Verb Adjective Adverb Noun

40. How is the word 'dabbed' correctly pronounced?

DAY-bed DAB-id DABD DAH-bayd

41. What is the base form of the word 'jabbered'?

Jabbering Jabber Jabberer Jabbers

42. What linguistic tool is heavily associated with 'Jabberwockian' language?

Alliteration Portmanteau Hyperbole Onomatopoeia

43. Which of the following is a synonym for 'Jabberwocky'?

Clarity Gibberish Truth Jargon

44. From which Latin root does 'abbreviate' originate, also meaning 'short'?

Magnus Brevis Longus Totus

45. Which of the following is the closest modern equivalent to a gabbart?

A fighter jet A cargo freighter A racing yacht A submarine

46. What is the verb form of 'babbitter'?

Babbittering Babbitt Babbed Babbitts

47. Which sentence uses 'dabblers' grammatically correctly?

The dabblers is here. He is a dabblers. The dabblers are feeding in the pond. We saw a dabblers.

48. What is the plural of 'yabby'?

Yabbys Yabbies Yabby Yabby's

49. How is the final 's' in 'dabbles' pronounced?

Like an 's' (hiss) Like a 'z' (buzz) Like a 'sh' It is silent

50. Where does the primary stress fall in 'wabbliest'?

First syllable Second syllable Third syllable Equal stress