Meanings
plural DBs
- abbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of dead body.
With an extra-long weekend before Christmas and New Year's Day coming up, the police of motorized, subwayless Los Angeles had learned by experience to expect plenty of wrecked cars and DBs (dead bodies) on their hands.
1952, LIFE, volume 32, number 1, page 20 - CanadianabbreviationinitialismAmerican footballInitialism of defensive back.
- abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of database.
- UKabbreviationinitialismpensionsInitialism of defined benefits.
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of diplomatic bag.
- abbreviationinitialismball gamesInitialism of dot ball.
- abbreviationinitialismrhythmic gymnasticsInitialism of difficulty of body.
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Domesday Book.
- abbreviationclassicsAbbreviation of Inscription of Darius at Bisutun.
- abbreviationslanglifestyleAbbreviation of Dragon Ball.
- abbreviationinitialismbusinessInitialism of Deutsche Bank.
1 more example
Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and head of the country’s foreign exchange regulator, chaired a symposium with representatives from foreign companies, including JP Morgan, Tesla (TSLA), HSBC (HSBC), Deutsche Bank (DB), BNP Paribas, Japan’s MUFG Bank, German chemical producer BASF, commodities trader Trafigura and Schneider Electric, according to a statement posted on the websites of the PBOC and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE).
2023 September 19, Laura He, “China woos Tesla, JP Morgan and other Western companies as foreign investment slumps”, in CNN Business
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna transuranic element with atomic number 105
nouna logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Portuguese BD
- BDinitialism of database
Cite this entry
DB. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/DB
“DB.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/DB. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “DB,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/DB.
Source: DB on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.