hb

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

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Adjective

1. {{init of|en|[[hard]] [[black]]}} (describing a pencil that makes lighter marks than a grade [[B]], but darker marks than a grade [[H]] pencil).

Noun

1. {{lb|en|astronomy}} {{initialism of|en|horizontal branch}}.
2. {{lb|en|slang|seduction community}} {{init of|en|[[hot]] [[babe]]}}, someone [[pickup artist]]s try to seduce. {{qualifier|Usually followed by a number in the 1-10 scale of physical beauty, e.g. ''HB10''.}}
3. {{lb|en|medicine|obstetrics}} {{initialism of|en|home birth}}.
4. {{lb|en|legal|politics|often followed by a number}} {{initialism of|en|[[house]] [[bill]]||a bill proposed in or passed by a legislative [[house]]}} {{q|Compare [[SB]].}}
5. {{lb|en|American football}} {{initialism of|en|halfback}}.
6. {{lb|en|gymnastics}} {{init of|en|horizontal bar}}.
7. {{lb|en|gymnastics}} {{init of|en|high bar}}.
8. {{clipping of|en|HB pencil}}.
9. {{lb|en|gymnastics}} {{init of|en|host broadcaster}}.

Phrase

1. {{lb|en|Internet slang|text messaging}} {{abbreviation of|en|happy birthday}}.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|Internet slang}} {{init of|en|hard-block}}.

Proper noun

1. {{initialism of|en|[[Hansestadt]] [[Bremen]]|addl=the German city of [[Bremen]]; used on licence plates and informally in other contexts}}.

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