Definition of slabs Slabs

/slæˈbz/ - [slabz] -

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What does slabs mean?

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  • slabs (Noun)
    Plural of slab.

Part of speech

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  • slabs, verb, present, 3rd person singular of slab (infinitive).
  • slabs, noun, plural of slab.

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: slabs

slab - block consisting of a thick piece of something
  block a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks"
  butcher block, butcher board a thick wooden slab formed by bonding together thick laminated strips of unpainted hardwood
  tablet a small flat compressed cake of some substance; "a tablet of soap"
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  • slab (Noun)
    Mud, sludge.
  • slab (Noun)
    A large, flat piece of solid material; a solid object that is large and flat.
  • slab (Noun)
    A paving stone; a flagstone.
  • slab (Noun)
    A carton containing twenty-four cans of beer.
  • slab (Noun)
    A large, luxury pre-1980 General Motors vehicle, particularly a Buick, Oldsmobile or Cadillac.
  • slab (Noun)
    A very large wave.
  • slab (Noun)
    A sequence of 12 adjacent bits, serving as a byte in some computers.
  • slab (Verb)
    To make something into a slab.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • slab (n.)
    A thin piece of anything, especially of marble or other stone, having plane surfaces.
  • slab (n.)
    An outside piece taken from a log or timber in sawing it into boards, planks, etc.
  • slab (n.)
    The wryneck.
  • slab (n.)
    The slack part of a sail.
  • slab (a.)
    Thick; viscous.
  • slab (n.)
    That which is slimy or viscous; moist earth; mud; also, a puddle.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • slab
    slab, n. a thin slip of anything, esp. of stone, having plane surfaces: a piece sawed from a log.—v.t. to cut slabs from, as a log.—adj. Slab′-sid′ed, having long flat sides, tall and lank.—n. Slab′stone, flagstone. [Scand., Ice. sleppa, to slip, Norw. sleip, a slab of wood.]
  • slab
    slab, adj. thick.—n. mud.—adj. Slab′by, muddy. [Celt., Ir., and Gael. slaib, mud.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • slab
    The outer cut of a tree when sawn up into planks. (Alburnum.)

Part of speech

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  • slab, verb, present, 1st person singular of slab (infinitive).
  • slab, verb (infinitive).
  • slab, noun, singular of slabs.

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