| BYOB |
abbreviation of "bring your own bottle." [2 definitions] |
| by oneself |
alone or without help (often used with other reflexive pronouns for the same meaning). |
| bypass |
a highway that is built to go around an obstacle or an area of congestion such as a city. [5 definitions] |
| by-path |
a path that is indirect or rarely used. |
| by-play |
less important action that takes place at the same time as the main action, esp. in a play. |
| by-product |
a product or result that is a secondary consequence of some process or action. |
| by reason of |
because of. |
| by rights |
according to principles of fairness and justice. |
| by-road |
a secondary road; side road. |
| Byronic |
of, concerning, or resembling Byron or his works, esp. by being melodramatic, passionate, melancholy, or ironic. |
| bystander |
someone who is present at an occurrence only by chance or does not take part in it. |
| byte |
in computers, a basic unit of operation, usu. equal to eight binary digits or bits. |
| by the book |
according to the rules; in the proper form or manner. |
| by the bye |
incidentally; by the way. |
| by the same token |
for the same, or a similar, reason. |
| by the seat of one's pants |
by experience and intuition, not by plans or instruments. |
| by the skin of one's teeth |
(informal) by an exceptionally thin margin of time, money, or the like; with little to spare. |
| by the way |
used to add into a conversation something that is on a different subject. This may simply function as a quick interruption of the original discussion or it may serve to change the direction of the conversation completely. |
| by virtue of |
because of. |
| by water |
by way of a boat or ship. |
| byway |
a little-known or private road. [2 definitions] |