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BS-, a prefix for all games broadcast for the Satellaview modem via the Japanese Broadcasting Satellite system "B.S." (song), a song by Jhené Aiko from the album Chilombo; Team BS, French music collective founded by La Fouine that includes Fababy, Sultan and Sindy; NHK's satellite broadcaster mark, NHK-BS; Backstage
BS: barium swallow breath breath sound bowel sounds (on auscultation using a stethoscope) blood sugar body secretions: BS x 4 quads: bowel signs in all 4 quadrants (also sometimes "BS + all 4 quads") BS x: B-symptoms: BSA: body surface area bovine serum albumin: BSC: bedside commode BSE: bovine spongiform encephalopathy breast self-examination ...
"Take" for R, abbreviation of the Latin word recipe, meaning "take". Most abbreviations can be found in the Chambers Dictionary as this is the dictionary primarily used by crossword setters. However, some abbreviations may be found in other dictionaries, such as the Collins English Dictionary and Oxford English Dictionary.
Lists of acronyms contain acronyms, a type of abbreviation formed from the initial components of the words of a longer name or phrase. They are organized alphabetically and by field. They are organized alphabetically and by field.
Acronym Finder (AF) is a free, online, searchable dictionary and database of abbreviations (acronyms, initialisms, and others) and their meanings. The entries are classified into categories such as Information Technology, Military/Government, Science, Slang/Pop Culture etc. It also contains a database of the United States and Canadian postal codes.
"Bull", meaning nonsense, dates from the 17th century, while the term "bullshit" has been used as early as 1915 in British [8] and American [9] slang and came into popular usage only during World War II. The word "bull" itself may have derived from the Old French bole, meaning "fraud, deceit". [9] The term "horseshit" is a near synonym.
initialism = an abbreviation pronounced wholly or partly using the names of its constituent letters, e.g., CD = compact disc, pronounced cee dee; pseudo-blend = an abbreviation whose extra or omitted letters mean that it cannot stand as a true acronym, initialism, or portmanteau (a word formed by combining two or more words).
An acronym is a type of abbreviation formed from the initial components of the words of a longer name or phrase, Lists of acronyms;