"BD" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Initialisms. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} BD
  1. Initialism of Building Design: a British architectural magazine founded in 1970. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Building Design (extra: a British architectural magazine founded in 1970)
    Sense id: en-BD-en-name-amvJjiNY Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks
  2. (Egyptology) Initialism of Book of the Dead. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Book of the Dead Categories (topical): Ancient Egypt
    Sense id: en-BD-en-name-1Gpu4Ids Topics: Egyptology, history, human-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: BDs [plural]
Etymology: Initialisms. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} BD (countable and uncountable, plural BDs)
  1. Initialism of Blu-ray Disc. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: Blu-ray Disc Categories (topical): Academic degrees Related terms (Blu-ray Disc): HD-DVD, DVD, SVCD, VCD, CDDV, LD
    Sense id: en-BD-en-noun-rpzZrRv0 Disambiguation of Academic degrees: 6 4 19 1 12 4 2 10 9 3 4 9 7 3 4 2 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 6 26 0 1 5 1 14 14 3 3 14 4 1 2 0 1 Disambiguation of 'Blu-ray Disc': 64 0 1 3 1 8 8 2 2 8 2 0
  2. Initialism of birthday. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: birthday
    Sense id: en-BD-en-noun-ERBHw3RL
  3. Initialism of Bachelor of Divinity. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: Bachelor of Divinity Synonyms: BDiv
    Sense id: en-BD-en-noun-dT8mlQ1A
  4. (military) Initialism of battledress. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: battledress Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-BD-en-noun-CJwiZnqz Topics: government, military, politics, war
  5. (pathology) Initialism of Behçet's disease. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: Behçet's disease Categories (topical): Diseases
    Sense id: en-BD-en-noun-QbcMB55k Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
  6. (pathology) Initialism of bipolar disorder. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: bipolar disorder Categories (topical): Diseases
    Sense id: en-BD-en-noun-ZQBOva4H Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
  7. (pathology) Initialism of Bowen's disease. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: Bowen's disease Categories (topical): Diseases
    Sense id: en-BD-en-noun-4i2wJMbi Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
  8. Initialism of biographical dictionary. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: biographical dictionary
    Sense id: en-BD-en-noun-9eu7efkZ
  9. (handbells) Initialism of brush damp. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: brush damp
    Sense id: en-BD-en-noun-ewQc2Ku~ Topics: entertainment, handbells, lifestyle, music
  10. Initialism of business development. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: business development
    Sense id: en-BD-en-noun-pQZAEsRG
  11. (BDSM) Initialism of bondage and discipline. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: bondage and discipline Categories (topical): BDSM, Sex Synonyms: B and D, B & D, B/D
    Sense id: en-BD-en-noun-zdUe~ZTg Disambiguation of Sex: 2 5 3 1 1 1 2 4 7 1 2 4 11 6 1 24 25 Topics: BDSM, lifestyle, sexuality
  12. (finance) Initialism of broker-dealer. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: broker-dealer Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-BD-en-noun-Zwuu5okC Topics: business, finance
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: BDs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French BD. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|BD}} French BD Head templates: {{en-noun}} BD (plural BDs)
  1. (borrowed) Comics.
    Sense id: en-BD-en-noun-GQ0uDVgw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: BDs [plural]
Etymology: Initialism of baby dance. Etymology templates: {{initialism|en}} Initialism, {{l|en|baby}} baby, {{l|en|dance}} dance Head templates: {{en-noun}} BD (plural BDs)
  1. (colloquial, originally and chiefly Internet slang) An act of sexual intercourse for the purpose of conception. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Sex
    Sense id: en-BD-en-noun-CM0bYbc4 Disambiguation of Sex: 2 5 3 1 1 1 2 4 7 1 2 4 11 6 1 24 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

Forms: BDs [present, singular, third-person], BDing [participle, present], BDed [participle, past], BDed [past], BD'd [participle, past], BD'd [past]
Etymology: Initialism of baby dance. Etymology templates: {{initialism|en}} Initialism, {{l|en|baby}} baby, {{l|en|dance}} dance Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=BD'd}} BD (third-person singular simple present BDs, present participle BDing, simple past and past participle BDed or BD'd)
  1. (colloquial, originally and chiefly Internet slang) To have sexual intercourse for the purpose of conception. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Sex
    Sense id: en-BD-en-verb-c0In-uAp Disambiguation of Sex: 2 5 3 1 1 1 2 4 7 1 2 4 11 6 1 24 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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        "(handbells) Initialism of brush damp."
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        "entertainment",
        "handbells",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
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