English words starting with b - page 331

Meanings of By-the-by:

adverb

At the side of or (in distance or ...

Meanings of By-the-name-of:

phrase

Called

Usage examples:

I need to talk to a professor by the name of bin said., a guy by the name of jamie smith was the pr…

Meanings of By-the-same-token:

idiom

Because of this same situation or condition

Usage examples:

You want to store things, but by the same token, you want to be able to find them again.

Meanings of By-the-way:

idiom

Used for introducing a statement or subject that may not be directly related to the subject being discussed

Usage examples:

By the way, i heard that phyllis may be moving to dallas.

Meanings of By-virtue-of:

idiom

As a result of something

Usage examples:

They were excluded from voting by virtue of being too young.

Meanings of By-way-of:

idiom

As a type of

Usage examples:

He sent me some flowers by way of an apology.

Meanings of Bye:

noun

The transfer of a competitor directly to the next round of a competition in the absence of an assigned opponent.

Usage examples:

He has a bye into the second round

exclamation

Short for goodbye.

Usage examples:

Okay, james. i'll call her now. bye

prefix

Subordinate; incidental; secondary.

Usage examples:

By-election

Meanings of Bye-bye:

exclamation

Goodbye

Meanings of Bye-byes:

noun

An expression used by or to young children, meaning "go to sleep"

Usage examples:

It's getting late - it's time for you to go to bye-byes.

Meanings of Byelaw:

noun

A regulation made by a local authority or corporation.

Meanings of Byelaws:

noun

A regulation made by a local authority or corporation.

Meanings of Byelorussian:

noun

Former term for belarusian (adjective).

Meanings of Byelorussians:

noun

Former term for belarusian (noun).

Meanings of Byes:

noun

Variant spelling of bye1.

preposition

Identifying the agent performing an action.

Usage examples:

The door was opened by my cousin annie

adverb

So as to go past.

Usage examples:

A car flashed by on the other side of the road

exclamation

Short form ofgoodbye

Meanings of Bygone:

adjective

Belonging to an earlier time.

Usage examples:

Relics of a bygone age

noun

A thing dating from an earlier time.

Usage examples:

The museum consists of a fascinating collection of rural bygones

Meanings of Bygones:

noun

A thing dating from an earlier time.

Usage examples:

The museum consists of a fascinating collection of rural bygones

phrase

Used to tell someone that they should forget about unpleasant things that happened in the past, and especially to forgive and forget something bad that someone has done to them

Usage examples:

Just let bygones be bygones and be friends again., why can't you let bygones be bygones and put it …

Meanings of Bylaw:

noun

A regulation made by a local authority or corporation.

Usage examples:

In the peculiar circumstances of this case, i find that a case has not been made to deny the direct…

Meanings of Bylaws:

noun

A regulation made by a local authority or corporation.

Usage examples:

In the peculiar circumstances of this case, i find that a case has not been made to deny the direct…

Meanings of Bylina:

noun

A line in a newspaper naming the writer of an article.

Usage examples:

His byline appeared in the first issue

Meanings of Byline:

noun

A line in a newspaper naming the writer of an article.

Usage examples:

His byline appeared in the first issue

Meanings of Byliners:

noun

A line in a newspaper naming the writer of an article.

Usage examples:

His byline appeared in the first issue

Meanings of Bylines:

noun

A line in a newspaper naming the writer of an article.

Usage examples:

His byline appeared in the first issue

Meanings of Byname:

noun

A nickname, especially one given to distinguish a person from others with the same given name.

Usage examples:

Surnames started off as bynames to distinguish two persons in the same locality

Meanings of Bynames:

noun

A nickname, especially one given to distinguish a person from others with the same given name.

Usage examples:

Surnames started off as bynames to distinguish two persons in the same locality

Meanings of Bypass:

noun

A road passing round a town or its centre to provide an alternative route for through traffic.

Usage examples:

The opportunity of providing a town centre bypass along the former railway line to the east of the …

verb

Go past or round.

Usage examples:

Bypass the farm and continue to the road